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Maryann Overstreet, Whales, candlelight, and stuff like that: General extenders in English discourse. (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics) Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp. xii + 171. Hb. $39.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2002

Catherine N. Ball
Catherine N. Ball
Affiliation:
Linguistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, ballc@georgetown.edu
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Abstract

Characterizing the discourse functions of linguistic expressions is surely one of the most difficult tasks in linguistic analysis. The starting point for any study of discourse functions is the examination of naturally occurring data; the limiting factor is the lack of well-developed theoretical frameworks for understanding language use. Still, a good descriptive study has lasting value, and empirical claims invite further analysis. Overstreet's study of the “general extenders” or something, and everything, and other members of this class makes a solid contribution on both fronts.

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Language in Society , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 132 - 134
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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