There are few aspects of language which are more problematic than its discourse particles. The present study of discourse particles draws upon data from the Lon

First published in 1985, this book studies several common items in English conversation known variously as ‘discourse particles’, ‘interjections’, ‘di

This book is about particles in the narrower sense of the word as opposed to the broader meaning covering all uninflected words of a language. In the narrower m

Approaches to Discourse Particles serves as a unique reference by presenting the spectrum of approaches to discourse particles/markers in their richness and var

There are few aspects of language which are more problematic than its discourse particles. The present study of discourse particles draws upon data from the Lon