Usos metadiscursivos de las formas exhortativas no digamos, digamos y que digamos
ISSN: 0717-1285, 0718-5758
Year of publication: 2010
Issue: 21
Pages: 97-131
Type: Article
More publications in: Onomázein: Revista de lingüística, filología y traducción de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Abstract
This paper deals with the metadiscoursive usage of the exhortative forms no digamos, digamos and que digamos. These uses are the result of different stages in the process of lexical fixation and grammaticalization leading to the formation of genuine discourse markers. On the other hand, the forms analysed, which are typical of both the spoken and the written language, are linked to the expression of politeness and illustrate two basic strategies of modality such as intensification and hedging.