Routes for development in the pragmaticalization of sorry as a formulaic marker
This paper explores the diachronic transition of the adjective sorry from lexical towards grammatical status which resulted in its entrenchment as a formulaic pragmatic marker. As attested by Helsinki Corpus data, the gradual emergence of a number of context-bound complementation patterns...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Alicante
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2011-n24-routes-for-development-in-the-pragmaticalization-of-sorry-as-a-formulaic-marker |