Pragmatic functions of attitude markers in Kîîtharaka
KîîTharaka is a Bantu language spoken by a minority community in Kenya numbering about 120,000. Attitude markers belong to the broad category of ‘residue’ elements in language commonly called ‘discourse markers’. Alternative terms for discourse markers are: Discourse particles, discourse/speech modi...
Main Author: | Kindiki Stephen Kîthinji. |
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Other Authors: | Tappe, Heike M. E. |
Language: | en |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/281 |
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