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Discourse markers

Index of SIL publications on Discourse markers listed by country.

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General works

• Jones, Linda K. 1992. "In pursuit of discourse particles."  
• Larsen, Iver A. 1991. "Notes on the function of γαρ, ουν, μεν, δε, και, and τε in the Greek New Testament."
• Levinsohn, Stephen H. 2006. "Towards a typology of story development marking (repeatedly naming the subject: The Hebrew equivalent of Greek Δέ)."  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Cameroon

• Fluckiger, Cheryl and Annie Whaley. 1983. "Four discourse particles in Mandara."
• Pohlig, Annie W. and James N. Pohlig. 1994. "Further thoughts on four discourse particles in Mandara."
• Spreda, Klaus W. 1994. "Notes on markers of parallelism in Metaʼ."

Nigeria

• Follingstad, Carl M. 1994. "Thematic development and prominence in Tyap discourse."
• Follingstad, Carl M. 1995. "‘Hinneh’ and focus function with application to Tyap."

Togo

• Klaver, Marquita. 1995. "Two Ifé particles and their discourse function."

Americas

Brazil

• Groth, Christa. 1988. "Prominencia, evaluación y el uso de la partícula ‘tso’ en el discurso canamari."
• Sheffler, E. Margaret. 1974. Hortatory discourse minimums in Munduruku.  

Canada

• Harrison, Carl H. and Victor P. Monus. 1978. "The particle tʼah in Slavey discourse."

Mexico

• Jones, Larry B. and Donald G. Nellis. 1979. "A discourse particle in Cajonos Zapotec."  
• Piper, Michael J. 1995. "The functions of ‘lëë’ in Xanica Zapotec narrative discourse with some implications for comparative Zapotec."
• Reed, Ralph T. 1995. "Some not so ‘san’guine discourse particles in Southeastern Puebla náhuatl narratives."

Asia

Indonesia

• Jones, Linda K. 1988. "In pursuit of discourse particles."

Philippines

• Brainard, Sherri and Poul Jensen. 1990. "The functions of ‘hay’ in Aklanon narrative discourse."

Thailand

• Sujaritlak Deepadung and Suriya Ratanakul. 1997. "Final particles in conversational Mal (Thin)."