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Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication, and research on this phenomenon has been a thriving field of study over the past three decades. However, a problem that has plagued this research is that these markers exhibit a number of structural characteristics that are hard to interpret based on existing methodologies, such as grammaticalization. This study argues that it is possible to explain such characteristics in a meaningful way. It presents a cross-linguistic survey of the development of discourse markers, their important role in communication, and their relation to the wider context of sociocultural behaviour, with the goal of explaining their similarities and differences across a typologically wide range of languages. By giving a clear definition of discourse markers, it aims to provide a guide for future research, making it essential reading for students and researchers in linguistics, and anyone interested in exploring this fascinating linguistic phenomenon.

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Discourse markers --- Spanish language --- Discourse analysis --- Castilian language --- Romance languages --- Discourse connectives --- Discourse particles --- Pragmatic markers --- Pragmatic particles --- Pragmatics

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Building on the first volume in the Studies in Pragmatics series which clearly set out the differences and similarities in approaches to discourse markers, Pragmatic Markers in Contrast continues the debate through offering a unique and thorough examination of the methods and theories for studying pragmatic markers cross-linguistically. As a result of internationalisation and new developments in linguistics there has been an increasing interest in cross-linguistic studies. Aijmer and Simon-Vandenbergen have assembled experts in this field to explore the comparison of pragmatic markers across languages in order to offer important insights into the similarities and differences between languages. Contrastive studies can also shed more light on the pragmatic and discourse functions that pragmatic markers fulfil in the languages compared. Another issue is to what extent pragmatic markers which have evolved from the same lexical source have developed similar functions in different languages. An impressively large number of different approaches are represented in this volume as well as a wide range of languages including; English, Swedish, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Norwegian and Solv (a dialect of Finland Swedish).

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Cet ouvrage propose une exploration, en synchronie, du paradigme des quotatifs en anglais oral, suite à l’avènement dans ce groupe fonctionnel de deux nouvelles formes, GO et BE LIKE, désormais utilisées depuis plusieurs décennies pour l’introduction du discours direct. À partir d’un corpus de données originales, cet ouvrage examine les différentes fonctions pragmatiques, interactionnelles et discursives des quotatifs afin de mettre au jour certains facteurs de distribution de ces marqueurs en discours. L’approche adoptée est à la fois polysystémique et pluri-théorique : la langue est un composé complexe, dans lequel plusieurs sous-systèmes interagissent pour participer à la construction de l’interaction. Afin de rendre compte de cette multiplicité, l’application combinée de plusieurs grilles d’analyse et de plusieurs approches théoriques est indispensable. Cet ouvrage s’inscrit également dans le cadre des études multimodales, qui considèrent la communication orale comme un élément composite dans lequel les variations prosodiques et gestuelles jouent un rôle aussi important que le verbal. L’ouvrage examine, qualitativement et quantitativement, les fonctions accomplies par les quotatifs en termes de représentation, de réitération d’événements antérieurs et de performance. Il propose également un tour d’horizon des diverses stratégies narratives attribuables aux quotatifs lorsqu’ils participent conjointement à la construction de séquences de dialogue dans les récits. Cet ouvrage défend l’idée qu’en définitive, ce n’est que par la combinaison de plusieurs systèmes d’analyse adaptés à diverses stratégies et à diverses modalités de communication qu’il est possible de réduire le nombre d’événements inexplicables dans les productions de la langue orale en interaction. This work offers a synchronous exploration of the paradigm of quotatives in oral English, following the advent of this functional group of two new forms, GO and BE LIKE, which have been used for several…

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This book, situated within the framework of Comparative Interactional Linguistics, explores a family of fourteen discourse markers across the languages of Europe and beyond (Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Romani, Estonian, Finnish, Upper Saxonian and Standard German, Dutch, Icelandic, and Swedish), arguing that they go back to one, possibly two, particles: NU/NÅ. Each chapter analyzes the use of one of the NU/NÅ family members in a particular language, usually on the basis of conversational data, feeding into a comprehensive chapter on the structure, function, and history of these particles. The approach taken in this volume broadens the functional linguistic concept of ‘structure’ to include the sequential positioning of the particles and their composition, and the concept of ‘function’ to include the conversational actions performed in interaction. Employing conversation analytic methodology thus enables a study of the ways these particles acquire meaning within certain sequential and action environments -- both cross-linguistically and with regard to the grammaticization of the particles. All this sheds light on the borrowing patterns of NU/NÅ across the languages. With contributions by Peter Auer, Galina B. Bolden, Gonen Dori-Hacohen, Andrea Golato, Harrie Mazeland, Auli Hakulinen, Helga Hilmisdóttir, Leelo Keevallik, Hanna Lehti-Eklund, Anna Lindström, Yael Maschler, Yaron Matras, Gertrud Reershemius, Mirja Saari, Lea Sawicki, Marja-Leena Sorjonen, Heidi Vepsäläinen and Matylda Weidner.

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