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Extension Exercises
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| Chapter 22 - Discourse markers | Possible
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Exploring language
Listen carefully to
two people talking and, if possible, record this so that you can transcribe
a section of 20 or 30 lines. Also look at a page or two of some kind of
textbook (for example, dealing with history, politics or art).
- List the discourse
markers that occur.
- In each case account
for their use.
- Are any markers
used particularly frequently?
- Where do the various
discourse markers occur in the sentences and paragraphs?
Course materials
Choose a book or part
of a book that aims to teach 'conversational English' and one that aims
to teach writing skills.
- How much space
does each give to the use of discourse markers?
- Is there any overlap
in the contents of the two books?
- How precisely are
broadly similar markers differentiated in terms of meaning and function?
- How much attention
does each book pay to sentence position?
- Are real texts
provided for analysis?
- What opportunities
are provided for practice?
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