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Syntactic and Prosodic Features of Discourse Markers Used by Native and Non-Native Speakers of English

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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اللغة الإنجليزية وآدابها
مجال العلوم الإنسانية

Abstract

    The main purpose of this study is to investigate the syntactic and prosodic features of discourse markers (henceforth DMs) used by native and non-native speakers of English. Towards this end, an analysis model has been developed. It includes some of the DMs used and their functions.  The proposed analysis model also includes the syntactic features such as types and positions of DMs, prosodic features, which incorporate types and functions of tones, and acoustic features associated with the DMs. The analysis model has been applied to native and non-native spoken discourse samples. Based on the results obtained from analysing such data, it is concluded that: (1) syntactically, like native speakers, non-native speakers have the choice to use the DMs at any position in discourse, (2)  prosodically, non-native speakers tend to be more assertive and affirmative in their use of DMs than the native speakers of English, and (3) when non-native speakers converse with each other, the prosodic features of some of their DMs seem to be  nearly the same in terms of pitch change/direction and duration.        

DOI

10.21608/jfhsc.2020.158752

Keywords

SYNTAX, prosody, Discourse Markers, Native Vs. Non-Native Speakers of English

Authors

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أحمد

Last Name

محمد أحمد محمد أحمد الجمل

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مدرس مساعد بقسم اللغة الإنجليزية - کلية الآداب والعلوم الإنسانية - جامعة قناة السويس

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ahmed.algamal@art.suez.edu.eg

City

الإسماعيلية، مصر

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https://orcid.org/00

Volume

3

Article Issue

35

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23338

Issue Date

2020-12-01

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2020-09-23

Publish Date

2020-11-01

Page Start

96

Page End

133

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2536-9458

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940

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مجلة کلية الآداب و العلوم الإنسانية جامعة قناة السويس

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https://jfhsc.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023