Most theoretical and empirical studies of discourse marker multifunctionality do not
approach it using a formal, systematic annotation model. Drawing on a domain-function …

This article makes the first empirical corpus-based study of the actual performance of the
discourse marker (DM) nǐ zhīdào (NZ) in Chinese media interview conversations from the …

This paper focuses on the crucial role of the interaction of linguistic structure and viewpoints
in language use for the emergence of the Chinese discourse marker bieshuo. Corpus …

Discourse marker analysis has been widely studied, leading Fraser (1998: 301) to call this
subjecta growth market in linguistics'. In our present research, we extended the study of …

Features of language are not exclusively aimed at summoning events, they can show the
speaker's standpoint and they can also influence other people's viewpoint and behaviour; in …

Mandarin Chinese zhishi (similar to English 'only'), comprised of the adverb zhi and the
copula shi, can act as an adverb (ADV) or a discourse marker (DM). This study analyzes the …

话语标记语(discourse marker) 是话语交际过程中的一种明示导向标记, 对话语的生成和理解都
起着至关重要的作用. Sperber 和Wilson 提出的关联理论为探讨语言形式与语用理解之间的 …

Discourse markers are what Traugott (1995a: 6) refers to as “an independent breath unit
carrying a special intonation and stress pattern”. This means that short expressions such as …

This thesis explores the use of discourse markers (DMs) in the speech of Chinese non-
native speakers (NNSs) of English and native speakers (NSs), using corpus methodologies …

An expanding body of research in linguistics deals with discourse markers (DMs), the
expressions that have emotive rather than referential functions (Holker, 1991). Taking a …