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Article published In: Discourse approaches to evidentiality in Spanish
Edited by Marta Albelda Marco and María Estellés
[Pragmatics and Society 9:3] 2018
► pp. 381–401

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Evidential language in Internet forums

A study of the unit “ya me dirás tú”

 | Technische Hochschule Köln
Published online: 28 June 2018
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Abstract
This article analyses the function of the multiword lexeme ya me dirás tú as used in Internet forums. We defend the notion that ya me dirás tú is a highly polyphonic discourse marker. Its function is evidential as of the moment in which the speaker uses this unit to present a subjective appraisal as a logical truth within the framework of an assertion. We therefore focus on evidentiality from not only a lexical but also a textual-discursive standpoint. Internet forums are the ideal type of text for studying a unit like ya me dirás tú, which is typically used in colloquial language.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction: Aims and method
  • 2.The concept of evidentiality
  • 3.The language of online forums and the study of evidentiality
  • 4.Modal units with the verb decir as a component
    • 4.1General characteristics
    • 4.2Specific characteristics
      • 4.2.1Polyphony and interaction
      • 4.2.2Evaluation and subjectivity
      • 4.2.3Predictive motivation
  • 5. The unit ya me dirás tú
    • 5.1Form and function of ya me dirás tú
    • 5.2Other observations about the contexts of use of ya me dirás tú in internet forums
    • 5.3Classification
    • 5.4Lexicalisation and grammaticalisation
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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