A phraseological and phonological analysis of don’t: A stay abroad perspective
We explore lexical development during a stay abroad for five francophone learners of English by focusing on how they use a single string, namely don’t. We adopt a phraseological perspective to explore change over time, opposing uses of don’t when it appears in the discourse marker I don’t know to ot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/5718 |
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| Summary: | We explore lexical development during a stay abroad for five francophone learners of English by focusing on how they use a single string, namely don’t. We adopt a phraseological perspective to explore change over time, opposing uses of don’t when it appears in the discourse marker I don’t know to other uses of this string. In addition to exploring the overall distribution of don’t, we also conduct an acoustic analysis to explore the phonetic realization of don’t as a function of whether it appears in a phraseological or non-phraseological sequence. Results point to slight changes over time in the use of I don’t know as a discourse marker and in the phonetic realization of this string. Our results highlight clear instances of inter-individual differences. |
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| ISSN: | 1951-6215 |