Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. 1. General introduction 1
5. 2. Theoretical background 29
6. 3. COLT and the BNC 83
7. 4. Invariant tags and follow-ups 97
8. 5. The pragmatic marker like 209
9. 6. Pragmatic aspects of teenage and adult conversation 301
10. Notes 311
11. References 321
12. Appendix 341
13. Index 345