Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication, and research on this phenomenon has been a thriving field of study over the past thr

Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication, and research on this phenomenon has been a thriving field of study over the past thr

This pioneering study highlights the importance in linguistic communication of discourse markers, a previously neglected area of research.

This book investigates phenomena at the grammar–discourse interface with a strong focus on discourse markers, whose development and concrete uses in a given l

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 co