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Author:   Alisha Reaves
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781032347660

ISBN 10:   103234766
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   31 March 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 1.1 Discourse Markers in French Society 1.2 Discourse Markers in the L2 Classroom 1.3 Learner Challenges in Acquiring Discourse Markers 1.4 Motivations for Studying L2 Discourse Marker Development 1.5 Organization of the Book 1.6 References 2. What are Discourse Markers? 2.1 Terminological Debates 2.2 Key Characteristics of Discourse Markers 2.3 What (for practical purposes) Counts as a Discourse Marker? 2.4 Discourse Markers and Position 2.5 Discourse Marker Combinations 2.6 Defining Discourse Markers for this Study 2.7 References 3. Functions of Common French Discourse Markers 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Alors 3.3 Ben 3.4 Bon 3.5 Donc 3.6 En effet 3.7 En fait 3.8 Enfin 3.9 Hein 3.10 Mais 3.11 Oui 3.12 Parce que 3.13 Puis 3.14 Quoi 3.15 Tu sais 3.16 Voilà 3.17 References 4. What Do We Already Know about L2 Discourse Marker Use? 4.1 Five Conclusions Drawn from L2 Discourse Marker Research to Date 4.2 Can L1 Transfer Explain Learner Discourse Marker Production? 4.3 What Sociolinguistic Variables Affect Discourse Marker Use in the L2? 4.4 What is the Effect of Study Abroad? 4.5 (How) Do Learners Process Discourse Markers that They Hear? 4.6 Can Discourse Markers Be Taught? 4.7 Refocusing on L2 French Discourse Markers 4.8 Conclusion 4.9 References 5. Methodological Questions in L2 Discourse Marker Research 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Contrastive or Interlanguage Analysis? 5.3 Form-to-function or function-to-form? 5.4 The Effects of Tasks and Instruments 5.5 The Current Study 5.6 Conclusion 5.7 References 6. How Do Native Speakers Use Discourse Markers? 6.1 Introduction 6.2 What is the Inventory of Discourse Markers Used by the Native Speakers of French in this Study? 6.3 What is the Functional Distribution of Discourse Markers for Native Speakers in this Corpus? 6.4 Syntactic Considerations 6.5 Sociolinguistic Considerations 6.6 Conclusion 6.7 References 7. How Do Learners of French use Discourse Markers? 7.1 Introduction 7.2 What is the Inventory of Discourse Markers used by Learners of French? 7.3 What is the Distribution of DM to function and How Does the Inventory of DMs and their Functions Change over Time? 7.4 Syntactic Considerations 7.5 Sociolinguistic Considerations 7.6 Conclusion 7.7 References 8. New Insights and Next Steps in L2 Discourse Marker Research 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Primary Findings of this Study 8.3 Other Contributing Factors to L2 Discourse Marker Acquisition 8.4 What can L2 Acquisition Tell us about the Nature of Discourse Markers? 8.5 Methodological and Pedagogical Implications 8.6 References 9. Conclusion 9.1 Concluding Remarks 9.2 Future Directions 9.3 References 10. Appendices Appendix A – Participant Profiles Appendix B – Native Speaker Discourse Marker Inventory Appendix C – Learner Discourse Marker Inventory References Index

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Alisha Reaves is an Assistant Professor of French and Linguistics at Towson University. Her research focuses on the second language acquisition of French. Additional research areas include language and education policy and lexical variation and meaning in French.

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