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Lo Baido, Maria Cristina

Maria Cristina Lo Baido, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.

Forms and Functions of Meta-Discourse</a>

Forms and Functions of Meta-Discourse

This book constitutes the first systematic analysis of meta-discourse in the spoken domain, addressing the question of how, why, and when speakers switch from discourse to meta-discourse by means of comment clauses (e.g., ‘I think’). The case of Present-day Italian is considered, exploring the internal properties of comment clauses (e.

Forms and Functions of Meta-Discourse</a>

Forms and Functions of Meta-Discourse

This book constitutes the first systematic analysis of meta-discourse in the spoken domain, addressing the question of how, why, and when speakers switch from discourse to meta-discourse by means of comment clauses (e.g., ‘I think’). The case of Present-day Italian is considered, exploring the internal properties of comment clauses (e.

Forms and Functions of Meta-Discourse</a>

Forms and Functions of Meta-Discourse

This book constitutes the first systematic analysis of meta-discourse in the spoken domain, addressing the question of how, why, and when speakers switch from discourse to meta-discourse by means of comment clauses (e.g., ‘I think’). The case of Present-day Italian is considered, exploring the internal properties of comment clauses (e.