re summary man thank response really something number quality idea initial query south african english occur context b m fine english variety language confront example vistor country often comment sa english means yes course true response question speaker nt generally couple comment definitely mean yes context rather negate possibility negative belief concern answer question example above instance b negate s possible belief b why south african hold possibility negative belief strong deny remains variety english type example cite anyway record accord response australian english american english english english is record nigerian ghanaian english appear related identical discourse similar particle variety english few english response actually deal usage far majority man language seem variety language same sa english similar record scandinavian language german d och similar identical cameroon french bangkok thaus plaw light empty spanish occur incidentally afrikaans man question here relate man express negative emotional involvement speaker sort irritation impatience annoyance example man s hot today hurry mom man man cant right english huge response show man similarly american english both black white scottish english tyneside english north east england jamaican english welsh english americanism variety english american english usage least necessary carry negative sentiment general tag over kind emotional intonation lay example b above example typify sa usage odd wierd american respondant reason man although interjection still appear flavour term address mom man sound two form direct address row seem man sae bare feature term address context instance similar usage tyneside english shut man geoff those keg too tight man mary here though actual term address occur finally oppose man finally sae need explore further further interest distinctly american man sae south african man cool man type utterance sa example man daddy man old daughter after stand toe man david nt mean wife self altercation man s right man bloody computer problem saenglish man alternate between shwa full vowel context sae shwa occur vowel stress context s shwa eg relate usage currant american english d ude language relate man include dutch swedish boy similar norwegian german etwa similar function german usually indicate weariness spanish lhasa tibetan mi person interestingly dutch d ouble address form hurry mom man impossible schiet op man must interest stuff interest further sa english item sorry beg pardon e g drop something without b pick call sorry drop something anyway thanks helen adamson geoffrey sampson elin haf gruffyd jone celso alvarez caccamo maus kuha mark donohue marek przezdzieckus scott delancey mat eegolofsson dom watt hilde hasselgard nicole nelson jane edward sren harder charlie rowe nobue morus adiego lajara bruce connell krisadawan hongladarom frank bramlett deborah milam berkley dougla s oliver larry trask kristine hasund paul boersma m lynne roecklein judy l delin benjus wald stephen p spackman john verhaar randall major person wish anonymous reference 