Linguistic Prefabrication by Jianxin Ding

Author:Jianxin Ding
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Singapore

The purpose of an argument is to validate your reasons for holding a particular opinion and by this means refute that of your interlocutor. The male participants, in this segment from a talk-back radio session, treat each other as peers equal in status and power, a fact underpinned by their using the same restricted collocation (let me tell you/say sth.) and terms of address to make a point and to dismiss the other’s argument: don’t/do know what you/I’m talking about.

5.4.2 Polite Requests and Generous Offers

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