Relevance theory and procedural meaning : the semantics and pragmatics of discourse markers in English and Arabic
The present study is an attempt to investigate the use of discourse markers in English and Arabic. The study uses Relevance Theory as a theoretical framework for the analysis of discourse markers in both Syrian and Standard Arabic. It benefits from Blakemore’s (1987, 2002) account of procedural mean...
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493081 |