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The use of the discourse marker 'che' in Rioplatense Spanish: a sociolinguistic approach.
ŠMÍDOVÁ, Markéta
The core of the present master's thesis is a sociolinguistic analysis of the conversational marker 'che' in Rioplatense Spanish. Initially, the history and concept of conversation analysis are presented. The process of grammaticalization and the classification of pragmatic markers are also described. Secondly, the author defines sociolinguistics and, on the basis of William Labov's work, explains methodological problems related to collecting real language data. The terms Rioplatense Spanish and 'porte?o' are widely described as well. Further, 'che' is investigated theoretically as a case of interjection that resulted in a conversational particle. The proper sociolinguistic investigation is based on three methods: introspection, qualitative and quantitative analysis. Functions of 'che', as well as its occurence according to different social factores are studied in this work.
Conversational Markers in Rioplatense Spanish.
ŠMÍDOVÁ, Markéta
The core of this bachelor's thesis is the concept of discursive and conversational markers in Rioplatense Spanish. Initially, the difference between discursive and conversational markers and their classification is explained. Thereafter, the author defines the term Rioplatense Spanish and enumerates the most common conversational markers for this variant of Spanish. The expression che has been elected as a prototype and its use is investigated theoretically and practically in this work. The author speaks about its etymology and systematic classification and the conclusions deduced previously are illustrated with examples that have been taken down from Argentinian soap operas. The secondary investigation is focused on the connection of the frequency of use of che with different social and age categories.

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