The present paper deals with the acquisition of discourse markers (DMs) in L2 Italian in two
different groups of learners and focuses on the methodological problems of comparing …

Writing argumentative paragraphs is challenging even in one's first language (L1) since in
order to fulfil their goals writers need to carefully choose among the available …

The focus of this article revolves around discourse markers (DMs) that are used when
switching between work talk and small talk in workplace interactions. Research in this field …

This paper investigates the effect of a period of study in Italy on the use of discourse markers
(DMs) by Belgian–Dutch learners of Italian as a second language (L2). We recorded …

Cada tipo de interacción oral requiere una gestión diferenciada de los turnos de habla y
también el uso de unidades distintas de la lengua. Esta variedad discursiva y lingüística se …

Questo contributo ha come oggetto i marcatori del discorso nell'ambito dell'apprendimento e
insegnamento dell'italiano come lingua seconda o straniera. In linea con il crescente …

This contribution describes an experimentation conducted with a Master degree group of
students at the Complutense University of Madrid, in order to observe their capability to …

This book provides an in-depth look at pragmatic development by second language learners
of French through their production of French discourse markers. It showcases a holistic …

L'obiettivo di questa ricerca è analizzare lo sviluppo della competenza interazionale in due
gruppi di apprendenti d'italiano LS che hanno come L1 una lingua affine all'italiano, lo …

Virtually unstudied until the 1980s, discourse markers have gone on to become a growth
industry. Research on markers is central to comprehensive theories of the synchronic …