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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 35:1 (2020) ► pp.160–177
Guest Column
Broadening creole studies
From grammar towards discourse
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Discourse elements
- 3.Pragmatic markers in the Eastern Maroon Creoles: An overview
- 4.The functions of pragmatic markers
- 4.1 baa
- 4.2 oo
- 4.3 ye
- 4.4 no
- 5.The uses of pragmatic markers in action
- 6.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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