Functions Of Discourse Markers Research Articles

Discourse Markers in Works of Russian Linguists: Functional-Pragmatic and Functional-Semantic Approaches

This article addresses the issue of discourse markers as illuminated by the works of Russian scholars. The relevance of the study is justified by the necessity of theoretical understanding of existing scientific approaches to the examination of these linguistic units. A review of scholarly works from the XX—XXI centuries is conducted. Key positions in the interpretation of discourse markers within linguistic approaches such as functional-pragmatic and functional-semantic are characterized. Attention is given to aspects of studying this linguistic phenomenon, such as terminological nomination and belonging to a language class or category. The functions of discourse markers in each of the identified approaches are discussed in the article. The polyfunctionality of individual discourse markers is noted. The results of a comparative analysis of current typologies and classifications are presented. As a result, the authors conclude on the necessity of classifying discourse markers based on several indicators of these linguistic units. The predominance of the functional-pragmatic approach in discourse marker research is acknowledged. The unresolved issue of terminological nomination is recognized. The potential for further research in the field of discourse markers from the perspective of other approaches is highlighted.

CULTURAL RELATION ON DISCOURSE MARKERS IN PUNCHLINES ON RICKY GERVAIS’ SUPERNATURE STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW

This research investigates the intricate functions of discourse markers (DMs) in Ricky Gervais' stand-up comedy, exploring their alignment with humour theories and their impact on punchline delivery. The purpose of this research is (1) to define the categories and functions of DMs utilised by Ricky Gervais in formulating punchlines and (2) to define the application of DMs in the punchlines within the framework of three theories of humour. The data was obtained from Ricky Gervais’ Stand-up Comedy Show entitled “SuperNature” on Netflix. A qualitative descriptive was applied. The theoretical basis of this research is Brinton’s theory which entails the category and function of DMs and Raskin’s theory regarding the creation of humour. Through examination, the research reveals that Gervais employs a diverse set of DM functions to navigate and enrich his comedic narratives, including the textual and interpersonal categories. The textual category, specifically on DM as an information indicator, indicates the highest overall outcome, with 18%. Moreover, their appearance showcases the dynamic role of DMs in appealing to humour theories. It can be shown that DM commonly appeared in the punchlines on the show, reaching a significant number of 46% in the incongruity category, aiding and amplifying punchlines.

Unravelling the Functions of Discourse Markers in BPO Communication: A Pragmatic Analysis

Unravelling the Functions of Discourse Markers in BPO Communication: A Pragmatic Analysis

A Corpus-based Study on Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Marker “OK” in Chinese EFL Teacher Talk

A Corpus-based Study on Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Marker “OK” in Chinese EFL Teacher Talk

Текстообразующий потенциал дискурсивных маркеров в научной коммуникации

The paper analyzes regulatives, discursives, and accentuators as speech units (discourse markers) that are directly involved in text formation. The aim of the study is to substantiate the text-forming function of discourse markers as auxiliary to expanded variative repetitions that underly the text-forming mechanism in scientific speech. The paper discusses the status of discourse markers and their role in the process of presenting new scientific knowledge; the role of expanded variative repetitions as a mechanism for text expansion; the correlation between expanded variative repetitions and discourse markers as units involved in text expansion; and describes the functions of discourse markers. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that it is the first to demonstrate the auxiliary role of discourse markers in relation to expanded variative repetitions in the process of expressing new scientific knowledge; to substantiate the text-forming role of discursives in the cognitive process. The results of the study show that discourse markers participate in the construction of an utterance as elements of its semantic organization, thus actualizing the necessary intonational and modal information from the author’s point of view, i.e., they contribute to a more accurate expression of the author’s scientific intention and, therefore, to a more accurate understanding of the content of the text and new scientific knowledge in general by the addressee.

The Pragmatic Functions of High-Frequency Discourse Marker So in Chinese EFL Teacher Talk

Discourse markers have multiple pragmatic functions and have significant influences on classroom organization and teaching. This study aims to analyze the pragmatic functions of discourse marker so in a self-built corpus of Chinese middle school English classroom discourse. The corpus analysis shows that discourse marker so has various pragmatic functions, including marking results and inferences, managing topics, summarizing, rewording and giving examples at the textual level. Besides, at the interactional level, so functions as a marker of speech acts such as questions, requests, opinions, elicitations and confirmations. The research shows that discourse marker so can make classroom discourse more closely linked, promote students’ understanding of teacher’s discourse and create a harmonious classroom atmosphere. The findings of this research might have important implications for English teaching and teachers’ professional development in middle schools.

Discourse Markers in the Students’ Individual Presentation in Indonesian Classroom

Individual presentation is one of common presentations used by students to present certain topic given by the lecturers in the class. This kind of presentation may take place in a range of setting such as in the classroom by providing question-and-answer session. Individual presentation might also invite classroom interaction among the students. One specific aspect of individual presentation which may contribute to the effective classroom interaction is the use of discourse markers by the students. This paper focuses to investigate the functions of discourse markers used by the students in the individual presentation as well as the students’ interaction during the presentation. Using data from an English class, this study describes the occurrences of discourse markers (DMs) used by the students in their individual presentations. To collect data, the researchers recorded individual presentations of the students in the class. Two long recording and transcription of the individual presentations was sampled and analyzed using discourse analysis approach. The discourse markers used by the students were analyzed using Schiffrin’s perspective of discourse markers (1987). Findings show that the students’ most common use of discourse markers function as pause filler, delaying tactic, hesitation device, to order the sequence of what the speaker says. Findings of this study are relevant to improve students’ English language proficiency and serves as a beneficial input for teachers and students to create effective classroom interaction.Keywords: Individual Presentation, Discourse Markers, Discourse Analysis, Scriffin’s discourse makers (DMs) perspective

The use of discourse markers across pragmatic performance levels and task types

Discourse markers establish relationships between topics in discourse and serve a range of pragmatic functions, such as mitigating dispreferred actions and maintaining the continuity of spoken interaction. This study examines the use of diverse discourse markers (e.g. but, and, actually, you know, well, yeah, okay) in second language (L2) task-based pragmatic performance with the following research questions: What are distinct pragmatic functions of discourse markers in task-based pragmatic performance? How does the use of discourse markers differ at pragmatic performance levels and task types? The data came from 102 L2 English test-takers’ pragmatic performances on monologic and interactive role-play pragmatic assessment tasks, scored by trained raters using analytical rating criteria. Sequential mixed methods were employed to answer the research questions. First, the sequential positions and pragmatic functions of discourse markers in task-based performances were analysed using conversation analysis, which formed the basis of a coding scheme and coder training. Second, the coded data were analysed using the CLAN program for quantitative analyses to answer the second research question. The findings revealed that the frequencies and quantitative power of the discourse markers in predicting the pragmatic performance levels were distinct across the task types that differed in terms of pragmatic demands and interactivity. For example, the use of discourse markers which function as transitioners of actions and acknowledgement tokens was more distinguishable for more interactive tasks with less formal pragmatic functions. The findings confirm that the pattern of discourse markers was associated with the pragmatic functions and interactional demands required in the tasks. Implications of the findings in understanding the role of discourse markers in task-based pragmatic teaching and assessment are discussed.

The Analysis of Discourse Markers in Science Debate

This study investigated discourse markers that occurred in the science debate by TJump and Nathan Thompson. This research aimed to determine the types of discourse markers that TJump and Nathan Thompson used and described their functions. The researcher used a descriptive-qualitative approach to answer research questions by using Schiffrin's theory (1987). The data was taken from utterances containing discourse markers from TJump and Nathan Thompson's debate that discusses globe vs. flat Earth. This research reveals that there were six types of discourse markers and 11 discourse markers, which have different functions, such as a marker of information management (oh); a marker of response (well); discourse connectives (and, but, or); markers of cause and result (so, because); markers of temporal adverbs (now, then); markers of information and participation (I know, I mean). The function of those discourse markers are a marker of information management to attract attention, a marker of response to create coherence, discourse connectives to connect more units, to mark contrasting units as option markers, a marker of cause and result as a complement, and subordinate ideas, markers of temporal adverbs are to show the relationship between time, markers of information and participation are as the transition of information state and indicate the speaker's orientation. The next researcher can use another theory to analyze discourse markers, especially discourse markers as fillers. This study focused only on the types and functions of discourse markers; the researcher can connect discourse markers to speech acts and use different theories.

Discourse-pragmatic functions of wellah and wellahi in spoken Kurdish

This study explores the discourse-pragmatic functions of the lexical items wellah and wellahi by twenty-four Iraqi Kurdish-speaking adults (24 first and fourth-year undergraduate students). All the participants studied in the English department at the University of Raparin in Kurdistan. As a qualitative research, Brinton’s (1996) binary classification is adopted as a theoretical framework in defining the functions wellah and wellahi have at the textual and interpersonal levels. Using empirical data, five individual functions related to the use of wellah and wellahi: including three textual functions (elaboration, filler and; topic shift) and two interpersonal ones (response marker [politeness marker] and confirmation marker) are demonstrated. Throughout, the findings link to those identified in previous Arabic studies. The data analysis demonstrates that the use of wellahi in Kurdish is similar to its use in Arabic. In addition, the current study indicates that both wellah and wellahi function as discourse markers interchangeably in most of the cases. The results suggest that principles of grammaticalisation, such as phonetic-reduction and layering, could explain the development of interchangeability of the discourse markers. This study contributes to our understanding of the pragmatics of Kurdish language, the functions of discourse markers, language variation and grammaticalisation

Analysis Of Discourse Markers Used In Jay Shetty's On Purpose Program

In communicating, we often experience misunderstandings about something being discussed, or get stuck in awkward situations because the conversation is not going smoothly. Discourse markers are crucial in communication, helping speakers formulate new ideas and make their speech more natural. This study analyzed the types and functions of discourse markers in Jay Shetty’s On Purpose program using a descriptive-qualitative approach. The researcher combined the theories of Biber et al. (1999) and Castro (2009) to classify the types and functions of discourse markers. The result revealed that the most commonly used discourse marker is the clause “you know”, and the dominant function of discourse markers that are used is response or reaction markers and back-channel signals, which help speaker express reaction to previous discourse, show understanding, and continued attention while other speakers are getting their turn.

Немецкие дискурсивные маркеры в текстах различных функциональных стилей

The aim of the study is to determine the functions of German discourse markers in texts of various functional styles. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the functions of German discourse markers in texts of various functional styles have been described for the first time. As a result, it has been shown that discourse markers are found in the scientific, publicistic, literary and colloquial styles. In the texts of the colloquial style, several functions of discourse markers are manifested: the linking function, which is expressed through the establishment of causal relations and additive relations; the function of signaling the transition to another topic of conversation; the function of mitigating the categoricity of what is being said; the function of explaining what was said earlier. It is quite obvious that discourse markers are involved in the structuring of an oral text. In scientific and publicistic texts, discourse markers serve to structure the information, ensure text coherence and also organize the line of reasoning. In literary texts, discourse markers perform not only the structuring function, but also develop rhetorical relationships in combination with rhetorical means to achieve communicative goals.

Retracted: Cognitive Analysis of Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Markers in Spoken English in the Context of Computational Intelligence.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/9883324.].

Discourse Markers Used by Non-Native Speakers in Good Morning America Talk Show

Discourse markers have been studied extensively in linguistics and communication studies. Its use is very helpful in understanding the message conveyed, both in formal and informal situations. This study examines the discourse markers used by non-native speakers in Good Morning America Talk Show. Unveil the types and their functions, this study uses a qualitative descriptive method in identifying the use of discourse markers. The data were taken from conversations of non-native speakers using Biber et al (1999) theory to determine the types and functions of discourse markers. The results of this study showed that there are ten types of discourse markers interjection, greetings and farewells, linking adverbials, stance adverbials, vocatives, response elicitors, response forms, hesitators, various polite speech-act formulas and expletives. Those markers have variations functions as marker of information management, marker of response, marker of connectives, marker of cause and effect, marker of temporal adverb and marker of information participation. This study has shown that the use of discourse markers varies across languages and cultures. Moreover, the use of discourse markers can also vary depending on the context of the communication.

Intertwined grammaticalization, degrammaticalization, and pragmaticalization: The case of ppwun ‘share’ in Korean

This paper investigates the developmental paths and synchronic functions of one of the Korean defective nouns, i.e., ppwun ‘the only thing’, which originated from a full noun pwun ‘share’. Since the earliest data already show a number of grammaticalized functions, this paper attempts to reconstruct the developmental paths based on the semantic and morphosyntactic clues, making use of the synchrony-for-diachrony approach of grammaticalization. The noun pwun, through coalescence with the adjacent genitive marker -s, grammaticalized into a postpositional particle of focus -spwun ‘only’. When the etymologically bi-morphemic -s.pwun was reanalyzed as mono-morphemic, the dependent particle became reanalyzed again, presumably via analogy of nominal compounding, as a full-fledged, independent noun denoting ‘the only thing’, an instance of degrammaticalization by virtue of an increase of morpho-syntactic independence. Further, some such forms were pragmaticalized by acquiring discourse marker functions, i.e., the speaker’s negative stance toward the state of affairs alerting the addressee that something more serious is about to follow. A series of morphosyntactic and semantic-pragmatic changes shows how the linguistic forms have continuously been subject to morphosyntactic reanalysis and semantic reinterpretation resulting in multiply intertwined scenarios of grammaticalization, degrammaticalization, and pragmaticalization, often with their collocating forms.

THE ROLES OF DISCOURSE MARKERS IN DISCOURSE

With the emergence of globalization, language is a medium of communication in human daily activities and plays a vital role across cultures and becomes a popular subject in various linguistic ventures. Hence, looking into the functions of discourse markers in spoken and written text or thought which becomes an interesting research topic for discourse analysts (Blakemore, 1992; Schiffrin, 1999), is a relevant and productive academic attempt. In this paper, the researcher explores three main theoretical frameworks for studying discourse markers: coherence theory, relevance theory and adaptation theory.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0009/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

The Functions and Meaning Potentials of Discourse Markers in the TV Talk Show Discourse

Discourse markers used to be thought of as redundant and useless in discourse, especially in verbal discourse. However, linguists realize that the function of discourse markers is important in displaying communicators’ intentions and construing their stories. And the exploring of discourse markers should be testified across genres according to the necessity of linguistics development. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the function of discourse markers in the TV talk show genre and figure out the meaning potentials of discourse markers in a specific discourse. The functions of discourse markers are divided into two parts: interpersonal function and textual function, according to Briton’s theory, but discourse markers mainly work in textual function. This paper could help us know better about the significance of discourse markers in our language life and also provide an empirical vision to the exploring of linguistics.

Дискурсивные маркеры и речевые стратегии (на материале немецкого языка)

The paper deals with the notions of speech influence and speech strategies. Along with the description of various points of view on speech and communication strategies, the question of the classification of strategies is touched upon, the main and auxiliary strategies are identified. A speech strategy is understood as a set of speech actions aimed at achieving a communicative goal. The focus is on the functions of discourse markers and their ability to implement certain speech strategies. The research determines the pragmatic potential of discourse markers focused on the implementation of different speech strategies. The novelty of this research lies in the fact that it is the first attempt to consider discourse markers from the perspective of the speaker’s implementation of certain speech strategies in an utterance. As a result, it has been shown that discourse markers serve to implement the cooperation strategy, on the one hand, and the evasion strategy, on the other hand. They are an integral component of the communicative process and are necessary for maintaining communication as they indicate the importance of subsequent information, as well as for selecting the correct wording, and for the moving on to another topic and interrupting the interlocutor or marking the inexpediency of continuing the conversation.

Discourse Marker in Research Seminar

Discourse markers is a word or a phrase that useful in communication. This paper investigates the use of discourse markers in research seminar. The objectives of this study are to find out the types and the functions of Discourse Markers used by the participants in the research seminar. The researcher analyzed the use of discourse markers based on Brinton Theory that are Brinton’s Inventory and Brinton’s Function Inventory. The results of the study contain two finding. First, there are eleven types of DMs that found based on Brinton’s Inventory, they are well, okay, and, if, but, because, I mean, oh, right, so and yes (DM yes is in Indonesian form like iya and in south Sulawesi form that is iye.). While, DMs that does not contain in Brinton’s Inventory, that is DM ya. Second, the function of discourse markers used by participants in research seminar have several functions that is based on the context. Based on Brinton’s Function Inventory, there are two function of discourse markers are textual function and interpersonal function. Keywords: Brinton theory, discourse markers, research seminar

The Discourse Marker (Well) in Selected Talk Shows: A Discourse Analysis Study

The study analyses the discourse marker (well) in talks shows and how this kind of discourse marker plays a key role in shaping the forms of interactions. The method of analysis is a qualitative one that interprets the meanings of (well) in media discourse. The model that the study adopts is Liddicoat (2007) and, the use of discourse marker(well) will be classified in accordance with Svartvik (1980 ) and Schiffrin (1987). The study attempts to answer the following questions: what are the functions of discourse marker "well" in media discourse? and where does it appear in the adjacency pairs? The study has reached at a number of results. One of these results is that the discourse marker "well" is used in media discourse to make or shift the topics of the conversation or to prepare for the second turn of the adjacency pairs.