IN addition to the discourse markers discussed last week, there are several more to be pointed out this week. As earlier highlighted, discourse markers are words and expressions used to show how ...

Russian Language Journal / Русский язык, Vol. 72, No. 1/2, Special Issue: Collaboration Beyond the Classroom: Undergraduate Research in Russian Language Studies (2022), pp. 127-150 (24 pages) Aijmer, ...

Even small, taken-for-granted words can have a strong influence on the pedagogical effect of a writing conference. In this study, we examined how experienced and trained writing center tutors' use of ...

New research suggests that people who use filler speech and discourse markers are more thoughtful than those that don't. Like, y'know? There are plenty of habits that we know we have that annoy other ...

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 (UPI) --A new study published by the Journal of Language and Social Psychology says that individuals who use filler words such as "you know," "um" and "like" are more likely to ...

MOST conversations in speaking or writing contexts are usually prefaced with discourse markers. Why is this fitting, and why are discourse markers inevitable in communication? This article discusses ...