The Acquisition of Verbal Epistemic Stance Marking during Study Abroad: The Case of <i>je pense</i> in L2 French

Epistemic stance markers, such as <i>je pense</i> in French, take on a variety of discursive functions, ranging from asserting an opinion, indicating the source of information, and mitigating a claim, to pragmatic functions, such as gaining time for discourse planning. Previous research...

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Main Author: Pascale Leclercq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/4/196