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Publication details [#14142]
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
0378-2166
Journal WWW
Annotation
Discourse markers are defined as a class of lexical expressions that link the interpretation of a segment they introduce to a prior segment. Their core meaning is procedural, the linguistic and conceptual context facilitates their more specific interpretation. Types and major classes according to their discourse function are also discussed.