Key to transcription conventions

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of figures xi
4. List of tables xiii
5. List of abbreviations and typographical conventions xv
6. Key to transcription conventions xvii
7. Glossary of dialect words xix
8. Acknowledgements xxi
9. Part I
10. 1. Introduction 3
11. 2. Data, methodology and theoretical framework 21
12. 3. The BwE verb negation system 51
13. Part II
14. 4. The construction i don’t know 69
15. 5. The construction i don’t think 123
16. 6. Negative polarity question tags (neg-tags) 169
17. Part III
18. 7. Discussion & conclusion 215
19. 8. Challenges for the future 227
20. References 237
21. Appendices 259
22. Index 271