Discourse markers in native and non-native English discourse
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Discourse markers in native and non-native English discourse
(Pragmatics & beyond : new series, v. 138)
John Benjamins, c2005
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Note
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Justus-Liebig University, 2004
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-269) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
While discourse markers have been examined in some detail, little is known about their usage by non-native speakers. This book provides valuable insights into the functions of four discourse markers (so, well, you know and like) in native and non-native English discourse, adding to both discourse marker literature and to studies in the pragmatics of learner language. It presents a thorough analysis on the basis of a substantial parallel corpus of spoken language. In this corpus, American students who are native speakers of English and German non-native speakers of English retell and discuss a silent movie. Each of the main chapters of the book is dedicated to one discourse marker, giving a detailed analysis of the functions this discourse marker fulfills in the corpus and a quantitative comparison between the two speaker groups. The book also develops a two-level model of discourse marker functions comprising a textual and an interactional level.
Table of Contents
- 1. Acknowledgements
- 2. List of tables
- 3. List of figures
- 4. Abbreviations
- 5. 1. Introduction
- 6. 2. So
- 7. 3. Well
- 8. 4. You know
- 9. 5. Like
- 10. 6. Conclusion
- 11. Notes
- 12. References
- 13. Appendices
- 14. Indexes
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