#4168. Like in Discourse Marker Combinations in Spoken Interaction

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Abstract:
Discourse markers is their ability to cluster. This paper, therefore, investigates like’s clustering behaviour in peer-to-peer interactions of native speakers of English. In total, 516 like clusters were identified in our corpus. In the overwhelming majority of these clusters the two markers share scope over the same (part of the) utterance while maintaining their distinctive functions. The most frequent markers like combines with in such Addition clusters are and, but, so, because/cos’ and just. A functional analysis of all clusters involving these five markers demonstrates that like may mirror the function of the preceding marker, act as a marker of elaboration or as a downtoner, and appears to reflect the speaker’s desire to present an account with a more engaging tone. The findings for like provide further support for the hypothesis that in clusters discourse markers maintain their functional independence but are syntactically constrained.
Keywords:
Corpus pragmatics; Discourse marker combinations; Discourse markers; Pragmatics

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