Luận văn An investigation into discourse markers in the conversations of the current english textbooks used in vietnamese high schools

Tóm tắt Luận văn An investigation into discourse markers in the conversations of the current english textbooks used in vietnamese high schools: ...Markers "Discourse markers are discourse lubricants which help us" to introduce a topic of conversation, to link what we have to say to what someone has just said- to agree or disagree , to respond to what we have heard.” [63, p. 4] 2.2.3.2.Characteristics of Discourse Markers Fraser (19... I'd like/love... Of course I think so/ I don’t think so/ Me, too No I'm sorry Sure/ I'm sure That's right/ That’s true 43 9 2 1 5 24 4 7 2 97 55.6% Acknowledge ment I know/I see 7 7 4.1% Compliment Great That’s a great idea That sounds great It's ve...ur anywhere in the stream of speech, but they neither add any new information to the conversation nor alter the meaning of what is uttered. 4.5.2. DMs as Meaning Framing • Downtoners: consist of elements such as simply, possibly, perhaps, maybe, probably, in a way, etc. They are used to ex...