On versus tu and vous: Pronouns with indefinite reference in synchronous electronic French discourse  

Oleh:

Williams, Lawrence ; Compernolle, Remi A. van

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Sciences (Full Text) vol. 31 no. 4 (2009), page 409-427.
Topik: Computer-mediated communication; French; Pronouns; Sociolinguistics
Fulltext: vol. 31 issue 4 July, 2009. p. 409-427.pdf (215.42KB)

Isi artikel

This article examines the variable use of the French pronouns on, tu, and vous with generic-indefinite reference in synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC). The primary objective is to compare the use of these pronouns in CMC, a written/typed form of discourse, and in conversational spoken French as it has been analyzed over the past few decades. A VARBRUL analysis produced results comparable to those reported in previous studies in which such an approach was used. Overall, the results suggest that the use of on versus tu/vous with indefinite reference is influenced by affirmation/negation, syntactic frame (generalizations versus implicatives), discursive-pragmatic effect (situational insertions versus morals/truisms), and type of event (specific versus non-specific).

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