%0 Journal Article
%@ 1502-7694 (Druck-Ausg.); 1654-6970 (Online-Ausg.)
%A Landert, Daniela
%C Göteborg
%D 2017
%F heidok:31989
%I Univ.
%J Nordic Journal of English Studies
%K Early Modern English, metacommunication, stance / evidentiality
%N 1
%P 120-144
%R 10.11588/heidok.00031989
%T Meta-communicative expressions and situational variation of stance marking: I say and I tell (you) in Early Modern English dialogues
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/31989/
%V 16
%X In this study, I compare the functions of I say and I tell (you) in the different text types in A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560–1760 (CED). The text types differ with respect to a number of parameters, such as the authenticity of the dialogue, the stability of the participant roles, the formality of the setting, and the dominant verbal activities. I show that the two expressions are used with a range of different functions, most of which express the speaker’s stance, and I argue that the differences in function are related to differences in the communicative setting and the roles of the participants.