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IJLLL 2024 Vol.10(3): 323-325
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2024.10.3.535

The Pragmatic Functions of High-Frequency Discourse Marker So in Chinese EFL Teacher Talk

Wei Kexin*and Li Siqing
Foreign Languages College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Email: 2595264132@qq.com (W.K.); siqingle@shnu.edu.cn (L.S.)
*Corresponding author

Manuscript received March 21, 2024; revised April 15, 2024; accepted May 3, 2024; published June 25, 2024

Abstract—Discourse markers have multiple pragmatic functions and have significant influences on classroom organization and teaching. This study aims to analyze the pragmatic functions of discourse marker so in a self-built corpus of Chinese middle school English classroom discourse. The corpus analysis shows that discourse marker so has various pragmatic functions, including marking results and inferences, managing topics, summarizing, rewording and giving examples at the textual level. Besides, at the interactional level, so functions as a marker of speech acts such as questions, requests, opinions, elicitations and confirmations. The research shows that discourse marker so can make classroom discourse more closely linked, promote students’ understanding of teacher’s discourse and create a harmonious classroom atmosphere. The findings of this research might have important implications for English teaching and teachers’ professional development in middle schools.

Keywords—Chinese middle school English class, discourse marker, so, pragmatic functions

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Cite: Wei Kexin and Li Siqing, "The Pragmatic Functions of High-Frequency Discourse Marker So in Chinese EFL Teacher Talk," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 323-325, 2024.

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