You Know: A Discourse-Functional Study
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| Originally published | 1981 |
| Authors | Jan-Ola Ostman |
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| ID | 1979390 |
About You Know: A Discourse-Functional Study
The basic function the expression you know serves in conversational discourse is said to be that of a pragmatic particle used when the speaker wants the addressee to accept as mutual knowledge (or at least be cooperative with respect to) the propositional content of his utterance. . . .