Combinatory potential of contrastive discourse markers in English and Lithuanian: a semantic functional analysis
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Greta Maslauskienė
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Published 2020-06-10
https://doi.org/10.15388/LK.2020.22464
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Keywords

discourse markers
contrastive discourse markers
discourse marker combinations
cross-linguistic perspective

How to Cite

Maslauskienė, G. (2020) “Combinatory potential of contrastive discourse markers in English and Lithuanian: a semantic functional analysis”, Lietuvių kalba, (14), pp. 1–22. doi:10.15388/LK.2020.22464.

Abstract

Although numerous studies have concentrated on individual discourse markers (henceforth, DMs) or their classes, little attention has been paid to their combinations, especially from a cross-linguistic perspective. Most of the studies are based on the English language data, whereas the combinatory potential of DMs in other languages remains largely unexplored. The present corpus-based study focuses on combinations of contrastive discourse markers (henceforth, CDMs) in English and Lithuanian by adopting Fraser’s (2013) approach to DMs. The aim of the study is to investigate the combinatory potential of CDMs in English and Lithuanian academic discourse, spoken discourse and fiction. The study presents a list of CDM combinations used in English and Lithuanian and investigates their semantic-pragmatic profile.

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