The Interface between Intonation and Function of Discourse Markers in English

The article examines how the function and the distribution of pragmatic markers in spoken discourse are reflected by prosodic means. The results of this preliminary analysis show that the intonation largely depends on the discourse function of a marker; on the one hand; and the speaker’s perception...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smiljana Komar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2007-06-01
Series:ELOPE
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/3323