This study examines the functions of the bilingual discourse strategy of language alternation
in the process of marking boundaries of continuous discourse. The focus is on switched …

1981) in interaction (Maschler, 1997a). Bilingual conversation, in highlighting these
linguistic elements via language alternation, allows us to observe what these often very …

This paper argues for a cognitive motivation behind the nonseparation of the systems of
discourse marking available to bilinguals. It produces evidence that bilingual speakers, in an …

Bilinguals frequently use discourse markers (such as English well or you knowj from one
language while speaking another. This has long been considered emblematic or …

The extensive work done on the structure of monolingual discourse is now paralleled by a
strong tradition of studies of the conversational functions of bilingual codeswitching …

Previous studies (Clyne, 1972, 1987; Salmons, 1990) have shown that German dialects in
long-term contact with English have both borrowed key English discourse markers (well, you …

This chapter reviews three influential perspectives in research on discourse markers:
Schiffrin's discourse perspective, Fraser's pragmatic approach, and Maschler's functional …

The aim of this paper is to reflect on the relationship between the conversational structure
and the wider social structure in bilingual conversation. In this reflection, I have found …

This paper examines the presence of English-origin discourse markers in otherwise
Croatian speech. Previous examinations of bilingual discourse marking have focused on …

Many researchers on bilingualism feel the need to state that a given bilingual stretch of talk
is” basically” in language A, although elements of language B may also be present in some …