The Functions of the Spanish Approximators Como and Como Que in Institutional and Non-Institutional Discursive Contexts
The Spanish approximators como and como que (“sort of,” “as if,” “kind of,” “seems,” “like”) serve multiple pragmatic functions. They can be employed in similar contexts to express vagueness when speakers experience uncertainty or to hedge and avoid being straightforward. Furthermore, these forms ca...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Pragmática Sociocultural |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/soprag-2018-0011 |