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Interjections in Taiwan Mandarin
by Myrthe Kroon
Institution: | Leiden University |
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Year: | 2016 |
Keywords: | interjection; Taiwan; Mandarin |
Posted: | 02/05/2017 |
Record ID: | 2111842 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/1887/42107 |
In this thesis, I investigated interjections in spoken Taiwan Mandarin. I gathered data from a contemporary spontaneous conversation between two Taiwan Mandarin speakers that I recorded in the Leiden University for Linguistics Phonetics Laboratory. I described these interjections by writing down their form as accurately as possible, and placed them into categories I designed based on their meaning. After that, I discussed existing literature about interjections and compared it with my own data. Since there is no standard definition of interjections, I formulated my own definition based on my data. Finally, I tested whether or not the presence of a running microphone has an influence on the use of interjections by speakers. I compared one part during which the speakers think the microphone is running with another part during which they think it is off. The interjections I found in these parts are very similar, suggesting that my data reflect a natural language conversation. This work aims to shed light on the use of interjections in Taiwan Mandarin, and to contribute to a wider discussion of interjections. Advisors/Committee Members: Wiedenhof, Jeroen (advisor).
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