The semantics and pragmatics of English evidential expressions : the expression of evidentiality in police interviews

The goal of this dissertation is to examine how English speakers express their evidence in the context of police interviews. I show that speakers use discourse markers, in particular, actually, apparently and supposedly, to explain their evidence in a criminal investigation. The data for this resear...

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Main Author: Glougie, Jennifer Robin Sarah
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59531