The discourse marker zenme shuo ne frequently appears in spoken language or dialogues. It mainly conducts the following five pragmatic functions: (1) explanation conductor; (2) topic initiation marker; (3) cushioning marker for delayed acts; (4) mitig...
The discourse marker zenme shuo ne frequently appears in spoken language or dialogues. It mainly conducts the following five pragmatic functions: (1) explanation conductor; (2) topic initiation marker; (3) cushioning marker for delayed acts; (4) mitigator of face-threatening acts; (5) repair marker. it undergoes a grammaticalization process, the underlying reason is inter-subjectivity. The study about discourse markers is important for language teaching as it is helpful for improving the language communication capability of a second language learner.