DISCOURSE MARKERS

A discourse markers is a word or phrase

used in a conversation to signal the
speakers intention to mark a boundary.

Anyway, Ill have to be going now.

Types of discourse markers- depending
on the purpose and relationship of the ideas
you are trying to express.
TYPES OF DISCOURSE
MARKERS
Depending on the purpose and relationship of the
ideas.

Time sequence Markers

Addition and contrast markers

Contrast, Deduction, Example, addition,

summation Markers.

Cause and Effect markers.

 Time Sequence Markers

S.NO TYPES SENTENCE

CONNECTORS

1 Time markers Before, Since, as, Until,

Meanwhile, at the moment,
when, when, as soon as, Just
as.

2 Sequence markers Firstly, initially, to begin

with, then, next, earlier/
later.
Addition and contrast
markers
S.NO TYPES SENTENCE CONNECTORS

1 Addition markers And, in addition, further, also,

both, also, moreover, besides.

2 Contrast markers However, but, though, on the

other hand, although, though,
while
Addition markers
1. He likes watching movies.
2. He enjoys listening to music.
He likes watching movies and listening to music.

Contrast markers
1. He did not agree.
2. He went along with the plan.
Although he did not agree, he went along with the plan.
Contrast, Deduction, Example,
addition, summation Markers.

These markers connect

sentences which add
information or give reasons
to support a point
 S.NO TYPES SENTENCE CONNECTORS

1 Add information And, in addition, as well as.

2 Contrast But,, whereas, However

3 Summarize/ conclude To summarize, in conclusion

4 Reason/ Result Therefore, thus, Because

5 Examples For examples, such as, for

instance
Cause and effect markers

1. There was a traffic jam

2. I was late.
There was a traffic jam, So I was late.

So, But, Because, If, the reason.