Book contents
- The Rise of Discourse Markers
- The Rise of Discourse Markers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Development of Discourse Markers
- 2 Concepts of Analysis
- 3 English Discourse Markers
- 4 French Discourse Markers
- 5 Japanese Discourse Markers
- 6 Korean Discourse Markers
- 7 Discourse Markers in Language Contact
- 8 Discussion
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Language Index
- Author Index
- Subject Index
7 - Discourse Markers in Language Contact
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2021
- The Rise of Discourse Markers
- The Rise of Discourse Markers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Development of Discourse Markers
- 2 Concepts of Analysis
- 3 English Discourse Markers
- 4 French Discourse Markers
- 5 Japanese Discourse Markers
- 6 Korean Discourse Markers
- 7 Discourse Markers in Language Contact
- 8 Discussion
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Language Index
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
The development of discourse markers is commonly believed to be a language-internal process. In this chapter it is demonstrated, however, that new discourse markers quite commonly also arise in situations of language contact. A range of borrowing processes are discussed, showing in particular that the borrowing process may extend across countries and continents. The Spanish discourse marker entonces "then, therefore, thus," for example, spread from Europe to Central and South America, Africa, and the Pacific Ocean area.
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- The Rise of Discourse Markers , pp. 211 - 235Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021