On the pragmatic functions of let’s utterances

Abstract

This paper presents the results of research into the pragmatic functions of let’s utterances in the spoken component of the ICE-GB. The first part of the paper gives an overview of the grammatical features and the pragmatic uses of let’s utterances as described in the literature. The second part presents a detailed analysis of the attested let’s utterances in the corpus. Apart from testing the force and accuracy of the existing descriptions, the paper also examines the frequencies of occurrence of these functions and possible relationships with the different text categories they occur in. The goal is to provide an answer to such questions as who uses let’s utterances where, why, and how.

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