Emotive Interjections in British English: A corpus-based study on variation in acquisition, function and usage constitutes the first in-depth corpus-based study on the use of emotive interjections in Present Day British English. In a novel approach, it systematically distinguishes between child and adult speakers, providing new insights into how they use Ow , Ouch , Ugh , Yuck , Whoops , Whoopsadaisy and Wow in everyday spoken language. It studies in detail their acquisition by children and pinpoints changes and developments in their...