WELCOME to the last part of the series on discourse markers. This week, we will consider discourse markers – words that show the connection between what a speaker is saying and what has already been ...

IN addition to the discourse markers discussed last week, there are several more to be pointed out this week. As earlier highlighted, discourse markers are words and expressions used to show how ...

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Mind you is an example of an informal linking device used in spoken English to point out that what you are going to say as an afterthought contradicts what has already been said. Still can be used in ...

The aim of this article is to demonstrate the intricate operation of the adverb 'also' in actual interaction at a level of detail that dictionary definitions have failed to capture. Using primarily a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper compares the Korean past tense marker -ess with another past form -essess (double past), the distinction between which has been ...