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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"discourse marker"”.
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A Functional Description of the Discourse Marker δε in 1 Corinthians
… of the present study. It lists researches on the discourse analysis and the traditional historical-comparative approach; the discourse markers in the Greek NT; and the letter of 1 Corinthians with respect to the discourse analysis and the DM δέ, to date. The second chapter surveys the scholars’ …
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The effect of instruction on the acquisition of Japanese discourse marker ndesu
… instruction on the acquisition of the Japanese discourse marker ndesu by second language (L2) learners enrolled in third- and fourth-year Japanese courses at the university level. The research was based on a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, and delayed posttest design using an experimental …
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Ke in utterances: uses and functions of the Xhosa discourse marker ke
Discourse Markers (DM) have been identified in so many languages, utterance contexts, and studied from so many angles and theoretical approaches (Ogoanah, 2011;; Jantjies, 2009;; Jabeen, et. al, 2011;; Dér and Markó, 2010;; Verdonik et.al, 2007;; Li, 2010;; Hernández, 2011;; Camiciottoli, 2009), so …
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The pragmatics of selected discourse markers in Swahili
The dissertation is a description of several discourse markers in Swahili in a pragmatic framework which assumes that speakers and hearers are rational agents whose behavior, including verbal behavior, is plan-based and goal-oriented. In this view, speech is coherent because the hearer can perceive …
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Six discourse markers in Tunisian Arabic: A syntactic and pragmatic analysis
… study is a description and analysis of six discourse markers in Tunisian Arabic. In it I will attempt to determine the syntactic and pragmatic roles of each marker, describing its function in discourse. The final analysis will be based on the pragmatic model of relevance theory.</p> <p>I …
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"Ye ken fine wha I mean": Variation between you know and ye ken in Scottish varieties of English
The discourse marker you know is one of the most frequently studied discourse markers, and bears the hallmarks of a typical discourse marker with its complexity and indeterminacy of function (e.g. Holmes 1986, Erman 1987, Fox Tree & Schrock 2002, Irwin 2006). Much less work has been conducted into …
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Voilà, an orientation shift marker in modern French discourse: a conversation analytic perspective
… study investigates the use and functions of the discourse marker voilà in French interaction. As my literature review will show (chapter 2), prior studies on voilà focused mainly on morphosyntactic aspects of voilà (e.g., Moignet, 1969; Morin, 1985, Hug, 1995). Despite being one of the most …
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Discourse-Pragmatic Features in English and Spanish Among Bilinguals
… and morphosyntactic variables, but studies of discourse-pragmatic features in contact situations are scarce and incipient. Discourse-pragmatic features are syntactically optional elements that are used to guide, structure, or express a stance towards discourse (Pichler, 2013, p. 4). These …
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Discourse constructions in English: meaning, form and hierarchies: A study from the point of view of the Lexical Constructional Model
… dissertation involves the development of the discourse level of the LCM from a Constructional Grammar perspective, and emphasizes the role of discursive configurations in the construction of meaning. In order to do so, the study identifies three families of constructions at discourse level: …
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Das spanische que als Diskursmarker?
… als Pronomen und Konjunktion, als Diskursmarker (DM) fungieren kann, also ob que in bestimmten Kontexten seinen propositionalen Gehalt verliert und rein diskursive Funktionen übernimmt. Es wurden 128 Beispiele von satzinitialen que untersucht, welche sich zunächst nicht eindeutig als …