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Jezik : Periodical for the Culture of the Standard Croatian Language, Vol. 54 No. 2, 2007.

Original scientific paper

Hestations Forms

Stojan Vrljić

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Abstract

Hesitation forms are empty words used in speech without an actual need, their only function being to allow the speaker a free moment before he finds the right word or the right thought to continue the speech. Such linguistic elements have no syntactic or logical connection with the sentence and do not express any definite meaning; so they are redundant. That is why hesitation forms in speech make an impression of vacillation, reluctance, retreating, and stammering on the part of the speaker. It is just for this reason that hesitation forms have no place in a proper linguistic expression. This is very important to know for all those who make public appearances, for the use of hesitation forms can never be a characteristic of a good style.

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Hrčak ID:

46024

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/46024

Publication date:

1.4.2007.

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