영어 회화교재에 나타난 담화표지어 비교 연구: 한국 고등학교 교과서와 일반 회화교재를 중심으로

Abstract

This study aims to delve into the frequency and functions of discourse markers used in the high school advanced English conversation textbooks compared the ones of the commercial conversation books. Four textbooks from each side were selected and analyzed grounded in the criterion suggested by Parrot(2002). The results showed that the high school advanced English conversation textbooks used more discourse markers than the commercial conversation books. Books in both categories used “well, ok, so” frequently while “but” outnumbered in the commercial conversation books. The commonly used discourse markers shared certain functions such as expressing agreement, solidifying relationship, or having time to think, and so on. “But” worked as a connector which could indicate the change in flow of the conversation. The fact that the high school advanced commercial conversation textbooks demonstrated high frequency of these discourse markers reflected the possibility of improving students’ communicative competence with the use of those books.