ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1 General Views of Interjections
1.1 Historical Background
1.2 Terminology
1.3 Definition
1.4 Classification
1.5 Syntax
1.5.1 Lexicality
1.5.2 Independence
1.6 Semantics
1.7 Pragmatics
1.7.1 Indexicality
1.7.2 Speech Act
1.8 Phonology
1.9 Summary
Notes
Chapter 2 Primary Interjections
2.1 General Remarks on Primary Interjections
2.2 Preliminaries
2.2.1 Goffman's Social Linguistic Approach
2.2.2 Semantic Approach
2.2.3 Wharton's Natural Coding
2.3 What are Primary Interjections?
2.4 Relevance Theory and Resemblance
2.4.1 Relevance Theory
2.4.2 Verbal Communication and Resemblance
2.4.3 Non-verbal Communication and Resemblance
2.4.4 Natural Resemblance
2.5 Interpreting Primary Interjections
2.5.1 Uh
2.5.2 Oh
2.5.3 Ah
2.5.4 Aha
2.5.5 Hm
2.5.6 Huh
2.6 Summary
Notes
Chapter 3 Secondary Interjections
3.1 General Remarks on Secondary Interjections
3.2 Preliminaries
3.2.1 Sweet's Analysis
3.2.2 Jespersen's Analysis
3.2.3 Ameka's Analysis
3.2.4 Wierzbicka's Analysis
3.3 Relevance Theory and Attitudes
3.4 Studies
3.4.1 Secondary Interjections and Shortened One-Word Utterances
3.4.2 Secondary Interjections and Mental States
3.4.3 Secondary Interjections and Exclamatory Utterances
3.5 Interpreting Secondary Interjections
3.5.1 Secondary Interjections from Adjectives
3.5.2 Secondary Interjections from Nouns
3.5.3 Secondary Interjections from Adverbs
3.5.4 Secondary Interjections from Interrogatives
3.5.5 Secondary Interjections from Verbs
3.5.6 Secondary Interjections from Responses
3.5.7 Secondary Interjections from Vocatives
3.6 Summary
Notes
Chapter 4 Discourse Marker Use of Interjections
4.1 General Remarks on Discourse Markers
4.2 Preliminaries
4.2.1 Schiffrin's Coherence-based Approach
4.2.2 Bolinger's Gestural Approach
4.2.2.1 Oh
4.2.2.2 Ah
4.2.2.1 Hum, Hunh or Hm
4.3 The Core 'Meanings' of Interjections
4.4 The Functions of Interjections as Discourse Markers
4.4.1 Interjections Discourse Markers and Discourse Connectives
4.4.2 Interjections Discourse Markers and Adverbial Discourse Connectives
4.4.3 Interjections Discourse Markers and Sentential Adverbials
4.4.4 Oh and Attitudinal Particles
4.5 Interpreting Discourse-Marker-Marked Utterances
4.5.1 Oh-Attached Utterances
4.5.2 Ah-Attached Utterances
4.5.3 Hm-Attached Utterances
4.5.4 Other Interjectional Discourse-Marker-Attached Utterances
4.6 Summary
Chapter 5 Phatic Aspects of English Interjections
5.1 General Remarks on Phatic Communication
5.2 Zegarac and Clark's Analysis of Phatic Communication
5.3 The Core 'Meanings' of Interjectons
5.4 Phatic Aspects of Interjections
5.4.1 Fillers
5.4.2 Emotional Interjections
5.4.3 Interjectional Discourse Markers
5.5 Summary
Notes
References
Index