A corpus-based analysis of meaning variations in German tag questions Evidence from spoken and written conversational corpora

IF 1 2区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2020-02-20 DOI:10.1515/cllt-2019-0060
Yulia Clausen, Tatjana Scheffler
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Abstract This paper addresses semantic/pragmatic variability of tag questions in German and makes three main contributions. First, we document the prevalence and variety of question tags in German across three different types of conversational corpora. Second, by annotating question tags according to their syntactic and semantic context, discourse function, and pragmatic effect, we demonstrate the existing overlap and differences between the individual tag variants. Finally, we distinguish several groups of question tags by identifying the factors that influence the speakers’ choices of tags in the conversational context, such as clause type, function, speaker/hearer knowledge, as well as conversation type and medium. These factors provide the limits of variability by constraining certain question tags in German against occurring in specific contexts or with individual functions.
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基于语料库的德语标签问题意义变化分析——来自口语和书面会话语料库的证据
摘要本文论述了德语标签问题的语义/语用变异性,并做出了三个主要贡献。首先,我们记录了德语中三种不同类型的会话语料库中问题标签的普遍性和多样性。其次,通过根据问题标签的句法和语义背景、话语功能和语用效果对其进行注释,我们证明了单个标签变体之间存在的重叠和差异。最后,我们通过识别影响说话人在会话环境中选择标签的因素,如从句类型、功能、说话人/听话人知识以及会话类型和媒介,来区分几组问题标签。这些因素通过限制德语中的某些问题标签不出现在特定的上下文中或具有个别功能来提供可变性的限制。
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期刊介绍: Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory (CLLT) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality original corpus-based research focusing on theoretically relevant issues in all core areas of linguistic research, or other recognized topic areas. It provides a forum for researchers from different theoretical backgrounds and different areas of interest that share a commitment to the systematic and exhaustive analysis of naturally occurring language. Contributions from all theoretical frameworks are welcome but they should be addressed at a general audience and thus be explicit about their assumptions and discovery procedures and provide sufficient theoretical background to be accessible to researchers from different frameworks. Topics Corpus Linguistics Quantitative Linguistics Phonology Morphology Semantics Syntax Pragmatics.
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