Like as a filler in academic spoken American English – Mgr. Ilona Sýkorová
Mgr. Ilona Sýkorová
Master's thesis
Like as a filler in academic spoken American English
Like as a filler in academic spoken American English
Abstract:
Diplomová práce Like jako vycpávkové slovo v americké akademické mluvené angličtině pojednává o jednom druhu vycpávkového slova, který se hojně vyskytuje v americké mluvené angličtině. Vycpávková slova jsou slova, která ztratila svůj lexikální význam a vyznačují se především svou pragmatickou funkcí. V češtině jsou to slova jako například vlastně, prostě, takže nebo jakože. V angličtině se pak vyskytují …moreAbstract:
The diploma thesis Like as a Filler in Academic Spoken American English, investigates pragmatic functions of like as a filler. Like is a very common feature of spoken American English. Its use in the spoken discourse is not based on its lexical meaning, but on its pragmatic functions. Like can be used as a hesitation device, when the speaker thinks what to say and how to put it. It can contribute to …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 28. 4. 2010
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/z7hml/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 7. 6. 2010
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
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Teacher Training for Primary Schools / Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature
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