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.
| ISBN: | 9789027253811 |
| Publication date: | 24th November 2005 |
| Author: | Simone Müller |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 310 pages |
| Series: | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Language teaching and learning material and coursework |
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.
Discourse Markers in Native and Non-Native English Discourse features in the following genres: Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Language teaching and learning material and coursework
Discourse Markers in Native and Non-Native English Discourse is available in Hardback
Discourse Markers in Native and Non-Native English Discourse was written by Simone Müller and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
Discourse Markers in Native and Non-Native English Discourse has 310 pages
Yes it is part of Pragmatics & Beyond New Series series