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Peer reviewedDubois, Betty Lou – Language in Society, 1989
In an investigation of the use of the word "hey" in pseudoquotations, invented quotations, in current English communication, tokens (n=26) were collected from public and commercial broadcasts and miscellaneous readings. A speaker uses quote formula + hey + pseudoquotation to dramatize and give emphasis to an important point. (72…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Styles, North American English
Peer reviewedFerguson, Charles A. – Language in Society, 1976
The use of interpersonal verbal routines such as greetings and thanks is examined as a universal phenomenon of human languages. Examples from Syrian Arabic, American English and other languages are used to show differing patterns of structure and use, susceptible of grammatical and sociolinguistic analysis. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Arabic, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Universals
