Linguistic Mitigation in English and Spanish: How Speakers Attenuate Expressions Nydia Flores-Ferrán (2020)

Authors

  • Ying Fang Yangzhou University Author
  • Diexi Lu Yangzhou University Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.18260

Keywords:

Linguistic Mitigation, attenuate expressions, book review

Abstract

Linguistic Mitigation in English and Spanish: How Speakers Attenuate Expressions Nydia Flores-Ferrán (2020) London: Routledge. New York: Taylor and Francis. Pp. 256 ISBN: 9781138584655 (hbk) ISBN: 9780429505867 (eBook)

References

Czerwionka, L. A. (2010) Mitigation in Spanish discourse: Social and cognitive motivations, linguistic analyses, and effects on interaction and interlocutors (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved on 30th July 2021 from: https://www.proquest.com/docview/761378366.

Flores-Ferrán, N. (2009) Are you referring to me? The variable use of UNO and YO in oral discourse. Journal of Pragmatics 41(9): 1810–1824. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2008.09.024.

House, J. and Kasper, G. (1981) Interpersonal markers in English and German. In F. Coulmas (ed.) Conversational routines 157–185. The Hague: Mouton de Gruyter.

Schneider, S. (2013) Grammatical and lexical mitigation. Oralia 16: 335–356.

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Published

2022-04-27

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): Special Issue: Current trends and the way forward on call center research in a post-covid world

Section

Book Reviews

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How to Cite

Fang, Y., & Lu, D. (2022). Linguistic Mitigation in English and Spanish: How Speakers Attenuate Expressions Nydia Flores-Ferrán (2020). Sociolinguistic Studies, 16(1), 155–158. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.18260