Style, indexicality, and the social meaning of tag questions

Language in Society

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-485

  Moore, Emma ^a   Podesva, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349404461     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: 14698013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047404509990224     Document Type: Article

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