Do they really use more tag questions?
Tag questions are a feature of what Lakoff (1975) calls "women's language", and women by using them more than men project themselves as weak and uncertain. However, studies show inconsistent findings. This paper presents the findings of a study that examined whether the use of tag...
Main Authors: | Muhammed Shahriar Haque, Wong, Bee Eng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
2003
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3103/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3103/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3103/1/1.pdf |
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