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Abstract

Abstract

This study investigates the usage of ( hereafter, ‘laugh-die; die laughing’) in Facebook posts retrieved during Taiwan’s level-3 COVID-19 alert period (5/15/2021–7/26/2021). The analysis of revealed that it serves two major functions: (a) as its literal meaning, ‘to laugh to death’ (die laughing), and (b) as a discourse marker. The use of this discourse-marker function demonstrates that it has acquired a new pragmatic function in social media contexts beyond its literal meaning. Specifically, can express a speaker’s stance or provide an evaluative comment on the situation, thus introducing a new conversational function distinct from its original meaning.

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2025-01-10
2025-01-22
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keywords: xiaosi laugh-die ; die laughing ; discourse marker ; social media ; corpus
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