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Meaning of discourse marker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Diskursmarker Diskurspartikel
Suomi diskurssimerkitsin
한국어 담화표지

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Discoursed Discourser Discourses Discoursing discoursive discoursiveness

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