مجلة العلوم الانسانية
Volume 22, Numéro 2, Pages 1264-1283
2022-11-14

The Stylistic Functions Of Discourse Markers In Efl Doctoral Students' Academic Research Papers

Authors : Ben Moussa Yasser . Bacher Ahmed .

Abstract

Discourse markers (DM) refer to the linking words that insure the flow of discourse. An examination of students' essays discloses an alarming inability to use DM. Redundant and skimpy use of DA in students' essays seems to frustrate ideas and structures: Coherence and cohesion become, de facto, the first casualties. This mismanagement use originates from [1] pedagogical, [2] intercultural, and [3] methodological deficiencies that have accumulated over the years. The present study aims at investigating the functions of DM in doctoral students' written productions. 15 EFL doctoral students were selected. The findings reveal that DMs are either overused or underused.

Keywords

Discourse marker ; essays ; doctoral students