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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2021
      June 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108982856
      9781108833851
      9781108987288
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108982856
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.62kg, 322 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.468kg, 322 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Language and Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Semantics and Pragmatics
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    Subjects:
    Language and Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Semantics and Pragmatics
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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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