Discourse marker

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

marker epistemic marker exclamative marker exclamative iteration mark descriptor endmark delimiter accent mark end mark tone mark diacritical mark

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