A qualitative-quantitative analysis of negative auxiliaries in a northern English dialect : I don't know and I don't think, innit?
This thesis is a sociolinguistic investigation into the variable encoding by form of the discourse variables 'I don't know', 'I don't think' and negative polarity tag questions within a variety of English spoken in the north-east of England. Combining qualitative method...
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University of Aberdeen
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499715 |