18 Discourse markers in Catalan
Abstract
Discourse markers are used in all languages. Although some languages may have features in common due to a shared origin, the discourse markers used in each of them may vary. The use and form of these units have to be analyzed in-depth to obtain a general perspective for each language and, thus, to offer the possibility for researchers to compare them. In this context, the aim of this chapter is to compile the most significant studies to date on discourse markers in Catalan and focus on their main contributions. We highlight different studies related to the definition, categorization, and typology of discourse markers in Catalan. Moreover, we analyze publications on the main types of discourse markers in this language, such as reformulation markers, contrastive markers, and other markers. Finally, as a case study, we present a comparison between some discourse markers used in specialized texts written in Catalan and those employed in general texts.
Abstract
Discourse markers are used in all languages. Although some languages may have features in common due to a shared origin, the discourse markers used in each of them may vary. The use and form of these units have to be analyzed in-depth to obtain a general perspective for each language and, thus, to offer the possibility for researchers to compare them. In this context, the aim of this chapter is to compile the most significant studies to date on discourse markers in Catalan and focus on their main contributions. We highlight different studies related to the definition, categorization, and typology of discourse markers in Catalan. Moreover, we analyze publications on the main types of discourse markers in this language, such as reformulation markers, contrastive markers, and other markers. Finally, as a case study, we present a comparison between some discourse markers used in specialized texts written in Catalan and those employed in general texts.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Contents VII
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Part I: What are Discourse Markers?
- 1 Discourse markers: What are they and where do they come from? 1
- 2 Discourse markers vs other types of pragmatic markers 29
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Part II: Discourse Markers at Different Levels of Linguistic Description
- 3 The semantics and pragmatics of discourse markers 65
- 4 The grammatical status of discourse markers 97
- 5 Discourse markers and prosody 129
- 6 Discourse markers and discourse/ conversational units 163
- 7 Clusters of discourse markers 193
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Part III: Approaches to the Study of Discourse Markers
- 8 Discourse markers in a contrastive perspective 227
- 9 Discourse markers and quantitative corpus linguistics 257
- 10 Discourse markers and genre 281
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Part IV: Discourse Markers and Interfaces
- 11 Discourse markers and politeness 319
- 12 Discourse markers and social variation 351
- 13 Discourse markers and second language acquisition 377
- 14 Discourse markers and psycholinguistic processing 413
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Part V: Discourse Markers in the Major Romance Languages
- 15 Discourse markers in French 447
- 16 Discourse markers in Italian 479
- 17 Discourse markers in Spanish 509
- 18 Discourse markers in Catalan 539
- 19 Discourse markers in Portuguese 563
- 20 Discourse markers in Romanian 595
- Index 625
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Contents VII
-
Part I: What are Discourse Markers?
- 1 Discourse markers: What are they and where do they come from? 1
- 2 Discourse markers vs other types of pragmatic markers 29
-
Part II: Discourse Markers at Different Levels of Linguistic Description
- 3 The semantics and pragmatics of discourse markers 65
- 4 The grammatical status of discourse markers 97
- 5 Discourse markers and prosody 129
- 6 Discourse markers and discourse/ conversational units 163
- 7 Clusters of discourse markers 193
-
Part III: Approaches to the Study of Discourse Markers
- 8 Discourse markers in a contrastive perspective 227
- 9 Discourse markers and quantitative corpus linguistics 257
- 10 Discourse markers and genre 281
-
Part IV: Discourse Markers and Interfaces
- 11 Discourse markers and politeness 319
- 12 Discourse markers and social variation 351
- 13 Discourse markers and second language acquisition 377
- 14 Discourse markers and psycholinguistic processing 413
-
Part V: Discourse Markers in the Major Romance Languages
- 15 Discourse markers in French 447
- 16 Discourse markers in Italian 479
- 17 Discourse markers in Spanish 509
- 18 Discourse markers in Catalan 539
- 19 Discourse markers in Portuguese 563
- 20 Discourse markers in Romanian 595
- Index 625
