Speaking for the unspeakable: Expressive functions of nan(i) in Japanese discourse

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1209-1239

  Maynard, Senko K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressive functions; Japanese discourse; Non interrogative nan(i); Wh phrase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034216336     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-2166(99)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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