Turn-initial Yeah in Nonnative Speakers’ Speech: A Routine Token for Not-so-routine Interactional Projects

This paper examines the use of turn-initial yeah in learner English, focusing on non-canonical uses of yeah. By showing how NSSs use yeah in ways different from that of native speakers (NSs), this paper aims to provide a nuanced view of the function it serves in NSSs’ speech. It demonstrates that ye...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carol Hoi Yee Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-04-01
Series:Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Subjects:
NSS
Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8MS44JW/download