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The article investigates the high-frequency collocations I think and I don’t know as markers of stance-taking by native and non-native speakers of English in L1 and English as lingua franca (ELF) interaction. The study starts from the assumption that the expression of stance through I think and I don’t know constructions differs in ELF and L1 English discourse because of the specific nature of the...