ANALYSING THE ROLE OF ’OH’ AS AS DISCOURSE MARKER OF Cover Image

ANALIZA ROLULUI MARCATORULUI DE DISCURS ’OH’ ÎN GESTIONAREA INFORMAȚIEI
ANALYSING THE ROLE OF ’OH’ AS AS DISCOURSE MARKER OF

Author(s): Diana-Ligia TUDOR
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: linguistics; discourse markers; interlocutors; information; coherence

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to illustrate that ’oh’ is a marker of information state transitions, since the exchange of information, knowledge and meta-knowledge is constantly in flux and the role of “oh” is that of creating a joint focus of attention upon the reception of information. In order to analyse this concept we have chosen Woody Allen’s filmscript ’Hannah and her Sisters’.

  • Issue Year: XI/2015
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 191-196
  • Page Count: 6