This innovative work provides the first comprehensive account of general extenders ("or something," "and stuff," "or whatever"). Combining insights from linguistics, cognitive psychology, and interactional sociolinguistics, the author demonstrates that these small phrases are not simply vague expressions, but have a powerful role in making interpersonal communication work. The audience for this book includes linguists, scholars of English, teachers of English as a first and a second language, sociolinguists, psycholinguists, and communications researchers.

The "Routledge Modern German Reader" is designed for intermediate and advanced learners of German. It provides a clear and engaging introduction to reading authentic German language texts for learners who wish to move beyond elementary course material to more rewarding works of fiction and non-fiction.

Features include:

• twenty-eight readings, graded according to difficulty, beginning with shorter, simpler texts and progressing to longer, more complex texts

• fourteen literary texts, written by well-known writers from German-speaking...

The "Routledge Modern German Reader" is designed for intermediate and advanced learners of German. It provides a clear and engaging introduction to reading authentic German language texts for learners who wish to move beyond elementary course material to more rewarding works of fiction and non-fiction.

Features include:

• twenty-eight readings, graded according to difficulty, beginning with shorter, simpler texts and progressing to longer, more complex texts

• fourteen literary texts, written by well-known writers from German-speaking...