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Tag Questions

Tag Questions is a pragmatic construct consisting of a declarative statement followed by a brief interrogative tag, which functions to seek confirmation or express speaker uncertainty while maintaining conversational engagement.

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111

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2017–2026

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Question Tags

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Publications

95

<b>Women, men and politeness</b> . By Janet Holmes. (Real language series.) London: Longman, 1995. Pp viii, 254.

Alice F. Freed · Language · 1997 · 1K citations

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A First Look at the Semantics and Pragmatics of Negative Questions and Tag Questions

D. Robert Ladd · 1981 · 314 citations

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Style, indexicality, and the social meaning of tag questions

Emma Moore, Robert J. Podesva · Language in Society · 2009 · 287 citations

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Sex and Power in Interaction: Conversational Privileges and Duties

Peter Kollock, Philip Blumstein, Pepper Schwartz · American Sociological Review · 1985 · 240 citations

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Elderspeak: Speech accommodations to older adults

Susan Kemper · Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition · 1994 · 239 citations

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Authors

168

  1. KL
    Kevin L. Blankenship

    The Ohio State University, United States

    3 publications · 259 citations

    3

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  2. JA
    Jo Ann M. Farver

    University of Southern California, United States

    2 publications · 149 citations

    2

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  3. HA
    Harry A. Whitaker

    University of Rochester, United States

    2 publications · 44 citations

    2

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  4. SH
    Sebastian Hoffmann

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 272 citations

    2

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  5. BR
    Brian Reese

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    2 publications · 91 citations

    2

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Institutions

111

  1. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    70 citations

  2. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    330 citations

  3. University of Thessaly

    Volos, Greece

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    519 citations

  4. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    272 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    136 citations

  6. Ball State University

    Muncie, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    527 citations

  7. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    272 citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    223 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Language and Social Psychology

    JLSP · 7 publications · 629 citations

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  2. Language in Society

    6 publications · 713 citations

    6

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  3. Child Development

    4 publications · 193 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Pragmatics

    3 publications · 188 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of English Linguistics

    3 publications · 297 citations

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