Spoken Language Discourse.

Question 1

Define discourse.

Answer 1

A connected series of utterances; a text or a conversation.

Question 2

How are discourses identified?

Answer 2

Discourses can be identified and predicted based on the contextual information that surrounds communication (written and spoken).

Question 3

Define a discourse marker.

Answer 3

A discourse marker is something that either connects a sentence to what comes before or after, or indicated as speakers attitude to what they are saying.

Question 4

Provide examples of discourse markers.

Answer 4

Anyway.
Moreover.
Fine.
Consequently.
Good.
Great.
More recently.
Alternatively. 
Furthermore.