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“Actually, it’s unfair to say that I was throwing stones”

Comparative perspectives on uses of actually in ICE-Ireland
  • Jeffrey L. Kallen
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Pragmatic Markers in Irish English
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Abstract

This chapter examines Irish English in the perspective of world Englishes, taking the word actually as a discourse marker for case study. The initial discussion focuses on variation in the structural positioning of actually, and on the possible differentiation between actually as an adverb and as a discourse marker. Analysis proceeds on the working assumption that all uses of actually in contemporary English share potential as discourse markers, though clausemarginal position is taken to illustrate an advanced structural position for this function. Material from ICE-Ireland is used to illustrate a wide range of structural positions and discourse-marking functions for actually, while comparisons with other ICE corpora suggest Ireland to be in a conservative position relative to possible change in progress.

Abstract

This chapter examines Irish English in the perspective of world Englishes, taking the word actually as a discourse marker for case study. The initial discussion focuses on variation in the structural positioning of actually, and on the possible differentiation between actually as an adverb and as a discourse marker. Analysis proceeds on the working assumption that all uses of actually in contemporary English share potential as discourse markers, though clausemarginal position is taken to illustrate an advanced structural position for this function. Material from ICE-Ireland is used to illustrate a wide range of structural positions and discourse-marking functions for actually, while comparisons with other ICE corpora suggest Ireland to be in a conservative position relative to possible change in progress.

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