The semantics and pragmatics of English evidential expressions : the expression of evidentiality in police interviews
The goal of this dissertation is to examine how English speakers express their evidence in the context of police interviews. I show that speakers use discourse markers, in particular, actually, apparently and supposedly, to explain their evidence in a criminal investigation. The data for this resear...
Main Author: | Glougie, Jennifer Robin Sarah |
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59531 |
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