discourse marker

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discourse marker

noun discourse markers

A 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.

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noun word or phrase that marks a boundary in a discourse

한국어	담화표지 damhwapyoji
Deutsch	Diskurspartikel, Diskursmarker
Română	marcator de discurs

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@misc{discourse_marker_2026,
  title = {discourse marker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discourse%20marker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}