영어어문교육 (English Language & Literature Teaching)
- 제11권2호
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- Pages.1-18
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- 2005
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- 1226-2889(pISSN)
The Variable Acquisition of Discourse Marker Use in Korean American Speakers of English
초록
This study is a preliminary investigation of the nature of discourse marker acquisition in Korean American speakers of English. Discourse markers are of interest because they are not an aspect of language taught through formal instruction either to native or non-native speakers. Therefore, discourse marker use serves as indirect evidence of face-to-face interaction with native speakers and an indicator of integration. In this light, the present study examines the presence of discourse markers in Korean Americans. The markers chosen for analysis were you know, like, and I mean. The data consist of spontaneous speech elicited from interviews. Sociolinguistic variables such as age, sex, and generation (i.e.,