Discourse markers in interviews with native and non native speakers of English

Authors

  • Michele Ester de Moura Campos Furlan Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul image/svg+xml
    • Writing – Original Draft Preparation
    • Writing – Review & Editing
  • Vanessa Hagemeyer Burgo Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul image/svg+xml
    • Writing – Original Draft Preparation
    • Writing – Review & Editing

Keywords:

Conversation Analysis, Discourse Markers, English Language

Abstract

The aim of this article is to discuss the use of discourse markers in spoken texts in order to contrast their functions and meaning effects produced in interviews with a native and a non-native speaker of English. The corpus was composed of two interviews carried out with two English teachers: a Brazilian woman and a British man who currently lives in Brazil. The research follows the empirical-inductive method, and the theoretical framework was based on the concepts of Conversation Analysis. According to the findings, both native and non-native speakers of English used similar strategies regarding verbal planning, topic organization and the functions of discourse markers. It is important to highlight that these elements played an important role in the establishment of cohesive links among the parts of the text as well as they contributed to the maintenance and organization of conversation flow.

Author Biographies

  • Michele Ester de Moura Campos Furlan, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

    Doutoranda da Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Três Lagoas – MS – Brasil. CEP: 79603-040 – Email: michele-furlan@hotmail.com.

  • Vanessa Hagemeyer Burgo, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

    Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Três Lagoas – MS – Brasil. CEP: 79603-040 – Email:
    vanessahburgo@hotmail.com.

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2026-08-18

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No. 21 (2015)

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Artigos - Estudos Linguísticos

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