{"title":"On the functions of sort of in New Zealand TV programs","authors":"Peyman G. P. Sabet","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00020.SAB","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\n \n Sort of is a pragmatic particle with a range of functions in different contexts. There are\n different factors which can contribute to its varied functions. Focusing on the media discourse, this study investigates the\n frequency and pragmatic functions of sort of in New Zealand English. Based on the analysis of the data from a\n current affairs TV program, the study shows that sort of is a pragmatic particle under-used in this discourse type. The analysis of its pragmatic functions demonstrates that right amount of information and mitigation fulfill a substantial\n proportion of sort of functions. The other two functions, avoidance and discourse management, are less frequent,\n but still perform important roles in effective media communication.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00020.SAB","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"COMMUNICATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sort of is a pragmatic particle with a range of functions in different contexts. There are
different factors which can contribute to its varied functions. Focusing on the media discourse, this study investigates the
frequency and pragmatic functions of sort of in New Zealand English. Based on the analysis of the data from a
current affairs TV program, the study shows that sort of is a pragmatic particle under-used in this discourse type. The analysis of its pragmatic functions demonstrates that right amount of information and mitigation fulfill a substantial
proportion of sort of functions. The other two functions, avoidance and discourse management, are less frequent,
but still perform important roles in effective media communication.
期刊介绍：
The journal’s academic orientation is generalist, passionately committed to interdisciplinary approaches to language and communication studies in the Asian Pacific. Thematic issues of previously published issues of JAPC include Cross-Cultural Communications: Literature, Language, Ideas; Sociolinguistics in China; Japan Communication Issues; Mass Media in the Asian Pacific; Comic Art in Asia, Historical Literacy, and Political Roots; Communication Gains through Student Exchanges & Study Abroad; Language Issues in Malaysia; English Language Development in East Asia; The Teachings of Writing in the Pacific Basin; Language and Identity in Asia; The Economics of Language in the Asian Pacific.
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