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This master thesis deals with the theme of reformulation discourse markers, especially with the different functions these markers can fulfill in contemporary spoken French. The theoretical part of the thesis clarifies the term "discourse marker" and defines more precisely the term "reformulation discourse marker". This part also exposes various typologies of the reformulation discourse markers already proposed by other linguists. Moreover, in this part of the thesis, attention is paid to the reference to spoken, mostly French, language and describes its specifics in detail. Consequently, the empirical part draws from two different linguistic corpora to analyze the occurrences of various reformulation discourse markers. The first corpora, named YouTube, contains transcriptions of semi-spontaneous monological speeches belonging to the informal language register (popular or familiar). The second one, called Europarl, is also composed of semi-spontaneous monological speeches, this time being part of the formal (substandard) language register. Provided analyses focus on the identification and detailed description of the different functions the reformulation discourse markers assume in these two linguistic corpora. The aim of this thesis is to show if, and how, the chosen language register influences the... |
