On the Language of Authentic English Conversation
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| Year of publication | 2001 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Brno Studies in English |
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| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | spoken language;written language;speaker meaning; informal conversation; semantic indeterminacy |
| Description | The article presents a description of authentic face-to-face conversation. A newly-formulated interpretation of the genre of informal conversation is proposed by the author of the article. The form, meaning and function of the genre are analysed and exemplified. |