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| ERIC #: | ED184377 |
| Title: | Health to Our Mouths: Formulaic Expressions in Turkish and Greek. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society. |
| Authors: | Tannen, Deborah; Oztek, Piyale Comert |
| Descriptors: | Cultural Context; Discourse Analysis; Greek; Social Structure; Social Values; Sociolinguistics; Standard Spoken Usage; Turkish |
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| Publisher: | Berkeley Linguistics Society, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 ($8.20 for entire Proceedings) |
| Publication Date: | 1977-00-00 |
| Pages: | 20 |
| Pub Types: | Speeches/Meeting Papers; Information Analyses |
| Abstract: | Speakers of Turkish and Greek make far more extensive use of formulaic expressions than do speakers of English. Many of these formulas are situation-oriented, and accompany anxiety-provoking events, happy events, and the act of establishing rapport. Illness, death, leave-taking, and good fortune are among events typically accompanied by formulas. Other expressions are psycho-ostensive, showing the speaker's attitude toward an event. Typically, these formulas are designed to petition for good circumstances or ward off evil ones. Many of these sayings invoke a deity, but others are simply succinct admonitions toward a desirable end (e.g., Turkish "hayrola,""may it be good"). Finally, many expressions perform a social function at events such as weddings and childbirth. This category of sayings reveals a great deal about social structure and cultural values--a Greek will often use a formulaic apology in discourse about his daughters. A list of Greek and Turkish formulas, ranked according to obligatoriness, is appended. (JB) |
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| Note: | Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society (3rd, Berkeley, CA, February 19-21, 1977) |
| Identifiers: | Formulaic Expressions |
| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 2 - Available on microfiche |
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| Languages: | English |
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