SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY

This paper discusses what the methods of conversation analysis (CA) might have to offer the study of linguistic synonymy. It takes as a case study two items commonly held to be synonyms -'actually' and 'in fact'- and shows considerable differences between the two in their interac...

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Main Author: Rebecca Clift
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2003-05-01
Series:International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
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Online Access:http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/48631

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