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  • 13 - A Place for pliis in Finnish

  • from Part III - Language Contact Settings
  • Edited by Elizabeth Peterson, University of Helsinki, Turo Hiltunen, University of Helsinki, Joseph Kern
  • Book:
    Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change
    Published online:
    14 July 2022
    Print publication:
    28 July 2022, pp 272-290

  • Summary

    This study offers a discourse–pragmatic variationist overview of the use of pliis ’please’ in Finnish requests, making use of two different sets of computer–mediated communication (CMC) data. The aim of the chapter is to elucidate previous findings, which suggest that, unlike the heritage lexical politeness marker kiitos, pliis is preferred in a clause–internal position. This finding raises questions about the nativization process and penetrability of the clause in remote language contact settings. As such, our study addresses a challenge of discourse–pragmatic variation studies: accountability when dealing with linguistic variables that are by definition functionally ambiguous. Thus, we underscore the need for especially discourse–pragmatic studies to make use of multiple datasets, even when addressing what appears to be a straightforward question. Second, the chapter also has the benefit of contributing to the overall knowledge of requests in Finnish, about which there is relatively little quantitative research.

Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change
  • Theory, Innovations, Contact
  • Edited by Elizabeth Peterson, Turo Hiltunen, Joseph Kern
  • Published online:
    14 July 2022
    Print publication:
    28 July 2022
  • Discourse-pragmatic markers are central to everyday language, yet many aspects of their use and functions remain elusive or under-investigated. Bringing together a global team of leading scholars, this volume presents a representative showcase of work currently being conducted in the field of discourse-pragmatic variation and change, including investigations of features such as uh/um, please, sentence-final is all, and discourse-pragmatic features from a number of languages. The book emphasizes that not only have researchers answered the call to address complex issues such as cross-linguistic reliability, extending research across languages, and expanding and improving on methods and analysis, but that they continue to address perennial questions in the field of language variation and change. With sections on theoretical and methodological issues, innovative variables, and language contact situations, the volume offers a robust overview of best practices for both new and experienced researchers.