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The Sequencing of Contrastive Discourse Markers in English
This paper examines an understudied area of pragmatic research, namely, the sequencing of Discourse Markers (DMs). Looking only at the sequencing of Contrastive Discourse Markers (CDMs), thereby excluding both Elaborative and Inferential Discourse ...
Bruce Fraser
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ARABIC DISCOURSE MARKERS IN AL-JAZEERA.NET NEWS ARTICLE
This study investigates discourse markers (DMs) development and diversity in accordance with the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) approach employed in online news articles.
Nuradlina Binti Khairudin +2 more
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Romanian de fapt - from an adjectival adjunct to an attention marker
This research traces back the development of the Romanian phrase de fapt (‘in fact, actually, indeed’), based on written and oral corpora. De fapt has been attested in Romanian since late 19th century; chronologically, it is the last of the three ...
Cezar Bălășoiu
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Discourse-pragmatic variation in Paris French and London English: Insights from general extenders [PDF]
This paper examines the use of general extenders (GEs), such as and stuff in English and et tout in French, in Paris French and London English. We aim to compare the social and the linguistic conditioning of extender use in the two languages, discuss the
Secova, Maria
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"El nen s'ha menjat una aranya": The development of narratives in Catalan speaking children [PDF]
The production of a well-constructed narrative is the culmination of several years of language acquisition and is an important milestone in children's development.
Anna JONES +22 more
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ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell +14 more
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This article argues for an alternative analysis of discourse markers to that proposed within relevance-theoretic approaches, which attribute procedural (as opposed to conceptual) meaning to these words.
Alicia Galera Masegosa
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ABSTRACT Bone tumours present significant challenges for affected patients, as multimodal therapy often leads to prolonged physical limitations. This is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence, as it can negatively impact physiological development and psychosocial resilience.
Jennifer Queisser +5 more
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Gender influence on structural discourse markers in the English popular-science discourse (based on TED talks) [PDF]
The article focuses on the influence of gender on structural discourse markers in the English popular-science genre of TED talks. The research is based on 20 English lectures (10 male and 10 female ones).
Belonozhko, Yuliya A.
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Learning analytics to identify exploratory dialogue within synchronous text chat [PDF]
While generic web analytics tend to focus on easily harvested quantitative data, Learning Analytics will often seek qualitative understanding of the context and meaning of this information.
Buckingham Shum, Simon +1 more
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