English Explanatory Dictionary

discourse marker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Word forms

discourse marker discourse markers

Related words

connective filler interjection

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