discourse particle and as a word within a clausal turn-constructional unit (TCU). Extract 1
below documents both types of use. In line 03 (nou en mooie sandal'n 'NOU and nice
sandals') and again in line 07 (NOU ze zsit nou aan de maat vij: ftig 'well she takes size fifty
now'), NOU is used as a turn-initial operator. The second NOU in line 07, produced in the
middle field of the clause ze zit NOU aan de maat vijftig 'she almost takes size fifty now' …