“You know” as an information status enhancing device: Arguments from grammar and interaction

Functions of Language

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-155

  He, Agnes Weiyun ^a,c   Lindsey, Brian ^b  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84989382753     PISSN: 0929998X     EISSN: 15699765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/fol.5.2.02he     Document Type: Article

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