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Publication details [#14037]

Bestgen, Yves. 1998. Segmentation markers as trace signal of discourse structure. Journal of Pragmatics 29 (6) : 753–763.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
connective | discourse marker | discourse structure | discourse, comprehension of | discourse, production of | segmentation
Language as a subject
French
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
0378-2166
Journal WWW
www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

On the functions of segmentation markers, with a focus on connectives. These markers indicate both continuity (comprehension) and discontinuity (production difficulties) in discourse. Data are presented to support this double function.