8 Discourse Markers
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Xosé Ramón Freixeiro Mato
Abstract
The first section of this paper contains a brief introduction to discourse markers, beginning with a definition of the term. It also identifies the different types of discourse marker, together with the main functions and characteristics of each. The second section offers a short summary of the current state of research in relation to discourse markers in Galician and addresses the problem of interference from Spanish. The remaining sections focus on the five categories of discourse marker outlined in the introduction (organisational markers, connectives, reformulation markers, discourse operators and interactional markers), using examples from a corpus of written and oral texts.
Abstract
The first section of this paper contains a brief introduction to discourse markers, beginning with a definition of the term. It also identifies the different types of discourse marker, together with the main functions and characteristics of each. The second section offers a short summary of the current state of research in relation to discourse markers in Galician and addresses the problem of interference from Spanish. The remaining sections focus on the five categories of discourse marker outlined in the introduction (organisational markers, connectives, reformulation markers, discourse operators and interactional markers), using examples from a corpus of written and oral texts.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Contents VII
- Abbreviations IX
- Introduction 1
- 1 Galician and Romance Linguistics 5
- 2 Phonetics and Phonology 19
- 3 Inflectional Morphology 53
- 4 Word Formation 77
- 5 Syntax 107
- 6 Phraseology 157
- 7 Lexicography 173
- 8 Discourse Markers 193
- 9 Dialectal Variation 217
- 10 Spoken and Written Language 243
- 11 Language and Society 259
- 12 Galician-Spanish Language Contact 281
- 13 Codification and Standard Language 303
- 14 Terminology and Neology 319
- 15 Language and Education 335
- 16 Galician and the Media 353
- 17 Language and Emigration 373
- 18 Social History of the Galician Language 393
- 19 The Emergence of Galician as a Written Language 427
- 20 Historical Phonetics and Phonology 441
- 21 Historical Morphology 465
- 22 History of Galician Lexicon 493
- 23 Onomastics 517
- 24 Linguistic Historiography 537
- List of Contributors 559
- Index 561
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Contents VII
- Abbreviations IX
- Introduction 1
- 1 Galician and Romance Linguistics 5
- 2 Phonetics and Phonology 19
- 3 Inflectional Morphology 53
- 4 Word Formation 77
- 5 Syntax 107
- 6 Phraseology 157
- 7 Lexicography 173
- 8 Discourse Markers 193
- 9 Dialectal Variation 217
- 10 Spoken and Written Language 243
- 11 Language and Society 259
- 12 Galician-Spanish Language Contact 281
- 13 Codification and Standard Language 303
- 14 Terminology and Neology 319
- 15 Language and Education 335
- 16 Galician and the Media 353
- 17 Language and Emigration 373
- 18 Social History of the Galician Language 393
- 19 The Emergence of Galician as a Written Language 427
- 20 Historical Phonetics and Phonology 441
- 21 Historical Morphology 465
- 22 History of Galician Lexicon 493
- 23 Onomastics 517
- 24 Linguistic Historiography 537
- List of Contributors 559
- Index 561
