Discourse markers : descriptions and theory
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Discourse markers : descriptions and theory
（Pragmatics & beyond : new series, 57）
J. Benjamins, c1998
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Papers presented at the 5th international conference of the International Pragmatics Association, summer 1996, Mexico
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Studies of Discourse Markers so far have concentrated on either the descriptive or the theoretical parameter. This book brings together thirteen papers concerning aspects of lexical instantiations of Discourse Marking devices, ranging from functional descriptions along cognitive, attitudinal, interactive and structure signalling lines to theoretical issues arising from various properties discourse markers display cross-linguistically. Data from English, Finnish, Hebrew, Korean, and Japanese are examined. Also addressed are questions concerning overall accounts, potential sub-classifications, possible form-function correlations and the appropriateness of such frameworks as Relevance Theory for their description. Interestingly, features evident in the distribution and use of lexical discourse markers are shown to affect the assessment of such theoretical constructs as the distinction between conceptual and procedural meaning. A more sophisticated picture emerges than a simple dichotomy between the two. Studies of the grammar of Discourse Markers hence would have to take the observations and suggestions raised in this collection of papers into account.
Table of Contents
- 1. Acknowledgments
- 2. List of Contributors
- 3. Discourse Markers: Introduction (by Jucker, Andreas H.)
- 4. Rotse lishmoa keta? 'Wanna hear something weird/funny?' [lit. 'a segment']: Segmenting Israeli Hebrew Talk-in-interaction (by Maschler, Yael)
- 5. A Unified Account of Hebrew bekicur 'in short': Relevance Theory and Discourse Structure Considerations (by Shloush, Shelley)
- 6. The Use of Finnish nyt as a Discourse Particle (by Hakulinen, Auli)
- 7. Procedural Meaning and Parenthetical Discourse Markers (by Rouchota, Villy)
- 8. From Sentence to Discourse: Cos (because) in Teenage Talk (by Stenstrom, Anna-Brita)
- 9. The Pragmatic Marker like from a Relevance-theoretic Perspective (by Andersen, Gisle)
- 10. And people just you know like 'wow': Discourse Markers as Negotiating Strategies (by Jucker, Andreas H.)
- 11. Hebrew kaze as Discourse Marker and Lexical Hedge: Conceptual and Procedural Properties (by Ziv, Yael)
- 12. Discourse Markers and Form-function Correlations (by Ariel, Mira)
- 13. Pejorative Connotation: A Case of Japanese (by Suzuki, Satoko)
- 14. A Discourse Analysis of Contrastive Connectives in English, Korean, and Japanese Conversation: With Special Reference to the Context of Dispreferred Responses (by Park, Yong-Yae)
- 15. Contrastive Discourse Markers in English (by Fraser, Bruce)
- 16. Pragmatic Functions of the English Discourse Marker anyway and its Corresponding Contrastive Japanese Discourse Markers (by Takahara, Paul Osamu)
- 17. Index
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