Essays about: "canonical tag questions"

Found 2 essays containing the words canonical tag questions.

  1. 1. The Formal and Functional Features of "Innit": A Study on its Use in Online Forums

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Alice Westlund; [2013-06-28]
    Keywords : innit; tag questions; follow-ups; functions; formal features; sociolinguistics; covert prestige; linguistics; English;

    Abstract : This essay studies the use of "innit" as at Tag Question and a follow-up in four online forums. The aim of the study is to examine how and why "innit" is used, i.e. its formal and functional features. READ MORE

  3. 2. It's simple isn't it? Investigating Swedish Pupils* Command of Canonical Question Tags with Reverse Polarity at Different Stages of Learning

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Hans Brasch; [2013-06-28]
    Keywords : canonical question tags; canonical tag questions; reverse polarity; developmental sequences in second language acquisition; contrastive analysis;

    Abstract : This essay investigates Swedish pupils' command of canonical question tags with reverse polarity in written English at different stages of learning. 22 pupils in 6th grade and 23 pupils in 9th grade completed a set of tag questions which required either a form of "to be", "to have", "to do" or a modal verb in the question tag. READ MORE