Discourse markers

Discourse markers - the particles oh, well, now, then, you know and I mean, and the connectives so, because, and, but and or - perform important functions in conversation. Dr Schiffrin's approach is firmly interdisciplinary, within linguistics and sociology, and her rigourous analysis clearly d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schiffrin, Deborah (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press 1987.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 5.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3971777x*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Background: What is discourse?
  • Prelude to analysis: Definitions and data
  • Questions: Why analyze discourse markers?
  • Oh: Marker of information management
  • Well: Marker of response
  • Discourse connectives: and, but, or
  • So and because: Markers of cause and result
  • Temporal adverbs: now and then
  • Information and participation: y'know and I mean
  • Discourse markers: Contextual coordinates of talk.