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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 05/2011 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory |
Issue number | 1 |
Volume | 7 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Pages (from-to) | 93-118 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
This article analyses the use of particular pragmatic markers in two corpora of spoken London English: the Linguistic Innovators Corpus (LIC) and the Corpus of London Teenage Language (COLT). We found variation according to sex, ethnicity and geographical location, with a different distribution for each pragmatic marker. The innovative pragmatic marker you get me was most frequent among male non-Anglo Hackney residents, indicating innovation in inner London. We argue that a number of pragmatic markers, most notably you get me, should be regarded as elements of Multicultural London English, along with other features that have already been documented.