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Publication details [#35204]

Schiffrin, Deborah. 1987. Discourse markers. (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics 5). Cambridge University Press. x + 364 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

coherence | communicative competence | discourse marker | interaction | participation framework

Annotation

This book examines the formal and functional patterning of the discourse markers 'oh, well, and, but, or, so, because, now, then, y'know, and I mean', focusing on exchange, ideational and action structures and participation frameworks.