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Expression of Epistemic Stance in Spoken Learner Discourse

Authors: Huschová Petra

Year: 2023

Type of publication: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Page from-to: nestránkováno

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
eng	Expression of Epistemic Stance in Spoken Learner Discourse	The paper discusses linguistic forms conveying epistemic stance in spoken production of Czech university students of English. The source of epistemic stance markers is a subset of the Corpus of Czech Students’ Spoken English, namely student-student discussions on a given topic. The aims of the analysis were to identify and classify a variety of lexico-grammatical structures indicating how certain the interlocutors are about the veracity of the information they provide, to examine prevailing patterns and contexts in which the personal stance markers occur, and to explore their functions in informal discussions. The findings indicate a systematic variation and distribution of the structures expressing the speaker’s uncertainty in spoken learner discourse. Regarding the variety of linguistic forms, Czech learners of English appear to employ a limited set of lexico-grammatical items recurrently, particularly epistemic lexical verbs, in order to not only express their personal stance but also to organize their discourse.	epistemic stance; spoken learner discourse; lexico-grammatical devices