This paper examines how native speakers (NS) and non-native speakers (NNS) of Italian approach topic organisation (topic shift, topic closure, digressions, topic recovery, and summary) in oral interactions. The research focuses on which discourse markers (DMs) are used when speakers try to… read more
In recent years a number of Romance-language scholars, have attempted to outline discourse models that identify units which contribute significantly to the information structure of discourse. One of these, known as the Basel model, is briefly presented in this paper. As far as we know, it is the… read more
The goal of the present study is to illustrate the benefits of using a model of discourse units in describing and explaining the use of polyfunctional discourse markers. Specifically, the aim is to show that the so-called “Basel Model” of paragraph segmentation is a powerful tool in describing and… read more