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Meaning of discourse marker

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

discourse marker

noun

Definitions

  1. A word or phrase that marks a boundary in a discourse, typically as part of a dialogue. Discourse markers often signal topic changes, reformulations, discourse planning, stressing, hedging, or backchanneling.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discourse%20marker

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