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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2024

Sandrine Zufferey  and
Liesbeth Degand
Sandrine Zufferey
Affiliation:
University of Bern, Switzerland
Liesbeth Degand
Affiliation:
UCLouvain, Belgium

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Connectives and Discourse Relations , pp. v - vii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Tables

  3. 1Defining Connectives and Discourse Relations

    1. 1.1Introduction

    2. 1.2Defining the Main Constructs

    3. 1.3Key Considerations for the Study of Discourse Relations and Connectives

    4. 1.4Summary

  4. 2Theoretical Models of Discourse Relations

    1. 2.1Introduction

    2. 2.2Rhetorical Structure Theory

    3. 2.3Segmented Discourse Representation Theory

    4. 2.4The Penn Discourse Treebank Framework

    5. 2.5A Cognitive Approach to Coherence Relations

    6. 2.6Can Different Frameworks Communicate?

    7. 2.7Summary

  5. 3Connectives: Meanings and Functions

    1. 3.1Introduction

    2. 3.2Discourse Connectives as a Subcategory of Discourse Markers

    3. 3.3Polysemy and Polyfunctionality of Discourse Connectives

    4. 3.4Semasiological and Onomasiological Approaches to Discourse Connectives

    5. 3.5Summary

  6. 4Connectives between Syntax and Discourse

    1. 4.1Introduction

    2. 4.2Morphosyntactic Distribution of Discourse Connectives

    3. 4.3Using Syntactic Features to Disambiguate Discourse Connectives

    4. 4.4The Impact of the Syntagmatic Position of Connectives on Their Meaning

    5. 4.5Summary

  7. 5The Evolution of Connectives’ Meanings

    1. 5.1Introduction

    2. 5.2How Did Connectives Emerge in the Languages’ Grammar?

    3. 5.3From Clause-Combining to Discourse Connectives

    4. 5.4The Emergence of Discourse Connectives: Some Illustrative Case Studies

    5. 5.5Summary

  8. 6Processing and Understanding Discourse Relations and Connectives

    1. 6.1Introduction

    2. 6.2Processing Discourse Relations

    3. 6.3The Role of Connectives for Discourse Processing

    4. 6.4The Role of Connectives for Recall and Comprehension

    5. 6.5Individual Differences between Readers

    6. 6.6Similarities and Differences of Processing across Languages

    7. 6.7Summary

  9. 7Discourse Relations and Connectives across Languages and Genres

    1. 7.1Introduction

    2. 7.2Variations across Languages

    3. 7.3Variations across Genres

    4. 7.4Studies Combining Variations across Languages in Genres

    5. 7.5Connectives in Translations

    6. 7.6Summary

  10. 8Acquiring Connectives in a First Language

    1. 8.1Introduction

    2. 8.2Early Spontaneous Productions

    3. 8.3Acquiring Complex Form–Function Mappings between Relations and Connectives

    4. 8.4The Comprehension of Connectives during Primary School Years

    5. 8.5Mastering More Diverse Connectives during the Teenage Years

    6. 8.6Connectives in Children with Language and Cognitive Impairments

    7. 8.7Summary

  11. 9Mastering Connectives in a Second Language

    1. 9.1Introduction

    2. 9.2Learners’ Uses of Connectives

    3. 9.3Learners’ Comprehension of Connectives

    4. 9.4Individual Differences in Learners’ Mastery of Connectives

    5. 9.5What Could Cause Learners’ Difficulties with Connectives?

    6. 9.6Suggestions of Teaching Techniques

    7. 9.7Summary

  12. Conclusion

  13. Glossary

  14. References

  15. Index

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