Routes for development in the pragmaticalization of sorry as a formulaic marker
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Títol: | Routes for development in the pragmaticalization of sorry as a formulaic marker |
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Autors: | Molina, Clara |
Paraules clau: | Diachronic transition | Adjective | Pragmaticalization | Formulaic marker |
Àrees de coneixement: | Filología Inglesa |
Data de publicació: | 2011 |
Editor: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Filología Inglesa |
Citació bibliogràfica: | MOLINA, Clara. “Routes for development in the pragmaticalization of sorry as a formulaic marker”. Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses. No. 24 (2011). ISSN 0214-4808, pp. 191-212 |
Resum: | This paper explores the diachronic transition of the adjective sorry from lexical towards grammatical status which resulted in its entrenchment as a formulaic pragmatic marker. As attested by Helsinki Corpus data, the gradual emergence of a number of context-bound complementation patterns (each one linked to distinct semantic nuances of the term) was matched by an increasing detachment of sorry from the domain of sadness, within which the adjective had been central since the earliest times. After the developments had been completed in Early Modern English, the increasingly frequent use of sorry in everyday discourse made for the entrenchment of the novel pragmaticalized instances, which have only gained salience in the language ever since. The processes presented in this paper provide insights into the factors involved in diachronic change and contribute to the ongoing discussion of pragmatic markers. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/22603 | http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/raei.2011.24.08 |
ISSN: | 0214-4808 | 2171-861X (Internet) |
DOI: | 10.14198/raei.2011.24.08 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipus: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Revisió científica: | si |
Apareix a la col·lecció: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses - 2011, No. 24 |
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