This engaging text explores how everyday talk--the ordinary kinds of communicating that
people do in schools, workplaces, and among family and friends--expresses who we are …

This article discusses previous studies on discourse markers and raises research attention
on discourse markers in pedagogical settings, especially in teacher talk. As important …

OKAY has been termed 'a spectacular expression'and 'America's greatest invention.'This
volume offers an in-depth empirical study of the uses that have resulted from its global …

Despite the proliferation of video-based instruction and its benefits—such as promoting
student autonomy and self-paced learning—the complexities of online teaching remain a …

This paper examines six bilingual pragmatic markers: jare, biko, jor, shebi, shey, and fa
which are borrowed from indigenous Nigerian languages into Nigerian English, with a view …

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit ICH WEIß NICHT und der Frage danach, ob
einige der Verwendungen als Diskursmarker bezeichnet werden können oder nicht. Es wird …

Sequential environments are identified when core functions of “Okays”, acknowledging and
accepting prior speaker's actions, are identified as unmarked utterances produced in short …

This paper examines five bilingual pragmatic markers: oya, ke, ni, walahi, and ba, loaned
from indigenous Nigerian languages into Nigerian English, with a view to investigating their …

The present study aims to investigate the use of discourse markers (DMs) in nonnative
(Croatian) EFL teachers´ talk with primary and secondary school students. The study …

Abstract In German oral discourse, previous research has shown that okay can be used both
as a response token (eg, for agreeing with the previous turn or for claiming a certain degree …