making assertions" (p. 152). An example of a tag is "We can have a feast, can't we?" The tag "can't we" implies that the speaker seeks confirmation from the listener of the original assumption. Lloyd and Duveen (1992) identified six functions of tag constructions: coercive, indirect coercive, permission, question, attention, and emphasis (p. 157). Their study of tag construction among children of both sexes contradicts La