Discourse markers and beyond : descriptive and critical perspectives on discourse-pragmatic devices across genres and languages /: descriptive and critical perspectives on discourse-pragmatic devices across genres and languages. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Péter B. Furkó.
• Other Names: Furkó, Péter B
• Contents: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Preliminary Issues: Category Membership, Methodology, Alternative Perspectives on Discourse Markers -- 1 Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to Discourse Markers -- 2 Characteristics of Discourse Markers, Criteria for Discourse Marker Status -- 2.1 Non-propositionality and Optionality -- 2.2 Context-Dependence -- 2.3 Multifunctionality -- 2.4 Weak Clause Association and Variable Scope -- 2.5 Procedural Meaning/Non-compositionality -- 2.6 High Frequency, Orality, Stigmatization 3 Automatic Semantic Annotation: Testing Its Methods and Precision -- 4 Corpus and Methodology -- 5 Findings -- 6 Conclusions, Utility of USAS as a Heuristic Tool -- 7 Alternative Perspectives on Discourse-Pragmatic Devices: Outline of the Volume -- References -- Part I Discourse Markers Across Genres -- 2 Discourse Markers in Natural Conversations, Scripted Conversations and Political Interviews: Core and Peripheral Uses -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Types of Reports: Direct Reports, Indirect Reports and Voicing -- 1.2 Research Questions -- 2 Research Material 3 Automated Semantic Annotation and Keyness of Reporting Verbs and Expressions -- 4 The Use of Discourse Markers in Reporting Based on the Findings of Manual Annotation -- 5 Prototypical and Peripheral Uses of Discourse Markers in Reporting Across Four Genres -- 5.1 Core and Peripheral Examples from the MPI Sub-corpus -- 5.2 Core and Peripheral Examples from Scripted Discourse -- 5.3 Core and Peripheral Examples from Celebrity Interviews and Natural Conversations -- 6 Summary, Conclusions -- References -- 3 Discourse Markers from a Critical Perspective: Some Theoretical Issues -- 1 Introduction 1.1 Discourse Marker Research and Its Relevance to (Critical) Discourse Theory -- 1.2 Perspectives on the Manipulative Potential of Discourse Markers -- 2 Previous Micro-Analyses of Manipulative Intent in Political Discourse -- 3 The Political News Interview as a Genre -- 4 Data and Methodology -- 5 Discourse Markers Marking Manipulative Intent in Political Interviews -- 5.1 Evidential Markers: Suppression and Backgrounding -- 5.2 General Extenders: Playing Down the Importance of Alternative Viewpoints 5.3 The Role of Quotation Markers in Decontextualizing and Recontextualizing Texts, Legitimizing Opinions and Polarizing the Audience -- 5.4 Other Manifestations of Manipulation: Conversationalization and the Exploitation of Ambiguity -- 6 Conclusions, Directions for Further Research -- References -- 4 Discourse Markers from a Critical Perspective: A Case Study of Discourse Markers in Parliamentary Speeches -- 1 Introduction: Populism and Populist Discursive Strategies -- 2 Contextual Background -- 3 Research Questions, Corpus and Methodology -- 4 Characteristics of Parliamentary Speeches
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (293 pages)
• Subjects: 401/.41; Discourse markers; Discourse markers; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030377632; 3030377636
• Related ISBNs: 9783030377625
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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