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Discourse Markers in Arabic and English Newspaper Articles: The Case of the Arabic "Lakin" and Its English Equivalent "But"

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Alsager, Haroon N.; Afzal, Naeem; Aldawood, Arwa A. – Arab World English Journal, 2020

Discourse markers, as words or phrases, play a significant role in promoting coherent segments of discourse. This paper investigates the use of discourse markers (DMs) in newspaper articles. By applying Fraser's framework, this study aims at investigating the functions and positions of DM "but" (English) and its equivalent…

Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Newspapers, English, Contrastive Linguistics