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  • Determiner
    One of a small group of words that precedes and pre-modifies a noun to create a noun phrase, e.g. a,…
  • Discourse / discourse analysis / discourse structure
    Calling a text a ‘discourse’ means to consider its original existence as a part of a real-world…
  • Deixis
    Deictic expressions need knowledge of context for their meaning to be clear, e.g. here, there, now,…
  • Dialogue
    When a character speaks, his or her words must be put inside speech marks. The speech is called…
  • Discourse Marker / Connectives / Linking Expressions
    A word or phrase used to suggest a boundary of some kind, to indicate a change of direction, focus,…
  • Domain
    The general subject area or topic of a discourse (see also register).