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Biber, Douglas; Finegan, Edward – Discourse Processes, 1988
Identifies various speech styles of English as marked by stance adverbials. Indicates that the discourse functions of stance adverbials differ considerably from the functions suggested by their literal meanings. (JK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Cluster Analysis, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis