Discourse Connectors

Discourse Connectors: MEANING RELATIONSHIPS expressed by connectors:

1. RESULT	2. CONTRAST	3. ADDITION	4. EMPHASIS
______; therefore, ____	______; however, ______	______; in addition, ______	______; in fact, _______
; thus,	; in contrast,	; furthermore,	; as a matter of fact,
; consequently,	; on the other hand,	; moreover,	; indeed,
; as a result,	; instead,	; besides,
; hence,	; rather,	; additionally,

                                   

5. CONCESSION (unexpected result)	6. TIME	7. SIMILARITY	8. NEGATIVE CONDITION
______; however, _____	_______ . First, _______	______; similarly, ______	_____; otherwise, ____
; nevertheless,	. Second,	______; likewise, ______
; nonetheless,	. Afterward,
; still,	. After that,
	. Later,
	. Then / Next,

                           

9. NEGATIVE EMPHASIS	10. MAIN IDEA	11. EXAMPLE	12. CONCLUSION
____; on the contrary, ____	On the whole,	For example,	In conclusion,
	In general,	For instance,	To conclude,
	Generally,	To illustrate,	In summary,
	Generally speaking,		To summarize,
			As we have seen,
			In short,

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