A Case of Grammaticalization in Modern Swedish: The Use of "BA" in Adolescent Speech.

Eriksson, Mats

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Publication Date: 1995

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A Case of Grammaticalization in Modern Swedish: The Use of "BA" in Adolescent Speech.

Eriksson, Mats

Language Sciences, v17 n1 p19-48 Jan 1995

Describes the grammaticalization of the Swedish word "bara" (English "just") in present-day adolescent speech. "Bara" has in the last 15 years been used with 2 new functions in spoken, narrative discourse: to foreground central events and to introduce quotations. (40 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Adjectives, Adolescents, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Sentence Structure, Speech Communication, Swedish, Tables (Data), Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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