The interactive functions of the Spanish discourse marker ‘¿no?’ The boundaries between mitigation and face-protection

Authors

  • Gloria Uclés Ramada UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA – GRUPO VAL.ES.CO.

Keywords:

¿No?, discourse markers, mitigation, affiliation, boosting

Abstract

In this paper the functions of the Spanish discourse marker ¿no? are analysed from a pragmatic and an interactive perspective. Specifically, we explore the values of ¿no? taking the pragmatic phenomena of mitigation and boosting, as well as the notion of affiliation as described in conversation analysis. The previous literature devoted to the study of this linguistic form has consistently identified its uses as a confirmation request or a phatic device (Fuentes, 1990, 2009; Santos Río, 2003; García Vizcaíno, 2005; Montañez, 2008, 2015; Rodríguez Muñoz, 2009; Móccero, 2010; Santana, 2017). This work, however, analyses how the mitigating uses interact and share features with neighbouring categories such as boosting and affiliation. As a result, this allows not only to gain a better grasp of how ¿no? works, but also to establish how these concepts interact and intersect with each other.

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Published

2020-12-01

How to Cite

Uclés Ramada, G. (2020). The interactive functions of the Spanish discourse marker ‘¿no?’ The boundaries between mitigation and face-protection. Revista Signos. Estudios De Lingüística, 53(104). Retrieved from https://revistasignos.cl/index.php/signos/article/view/693

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 104 (2020): December

Section

Monographic Section Articles

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