Implicative discourse markers : a comparative inquiry into Greek and English
Part of : Γλωσσολογία ; Vol.16, 2004, pages 97-128
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This paper proposes an analysis of discourse markers from the point of view of argumentatiοn theοry, on the basis of the category of discourse modality. Within this framework it defines by the notion of justification an area of implicative discourse markers, and consisting of causals, inferentials, telics and resultatives. The application of the theory tο English and Greek data shows that causal and inferential markers form the two strong poles of this dοmain, while there is a marked lack of resultative markers; it also explains the parametric variation of Greek and English. The wide scope οf this paper allows a tendency tο- wards functional symmetry to become apparent; this affects the procedural semantics of markers and thus determines the features of an interface between the linguistic and the cognitive system, which could be designated as discourse syntax.
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