OK的社会语言学研究

本文从社会语言学的角度出发,分析OK常见的话语标记功能,以及说话者社会地位、受教育程度、性别和年龄等因素对OK使用的不同影响,揭示了它在言语交际中的意义。

This paper explores three functions performed by the particle OK, namely, as agreement marker, interactive marker and structural marker. It also discusses the effects which socio-linguistic variables such as social class, education, sex and age tend to have on its use.