Variation of Conjunctive Discourse Markers across Different Genres
Variation of Conjunctive Discourse Markers across Different Genres
Author(s): Daiva VerikaitėSubject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: a genre; conjunctive discourse markers; the additive; the adversative; the causal; the temporal; the frequency of occurrence.
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of analysis of the conjunctive discourse markers in the texts of the textbook and the research article genre. The use of four types of conjunctive discourse markers - the additive, the adversative, the causal and the temporal - was analysed. No significant difference between the frequency of occurrence of a particular type of the conjunctive discourse markers was determined. The additives and the adversatives were the most frequently used conjunctions in the texts of both genres. However, the frequency of occurrence of a particular conjunction varried across the genres and this could be explained by the genre constraints.
Journal: Žmogus ir žodis
- Issue Year: 07/2005
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 68-75
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English