Evidentiality and Socioepistemic Status of Participants. A Case Study of Spanish por lo visto ‘seemingly’ and al parecer ‘apparently’

This paper presents an interactional approach to the evidential discourse markers por lo visto ‘seemingly’ and al parecer ‘apparently’. It is shown that these markers show a clear preference for interactional actions which involve exchange of information (tell, ask and reply). Moreover, it is argued...

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Main Authors: Bert Cornillie, Pedro Gras
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2020-12-01
Series:Catalan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/321