Discourse markers

*Discourse markers* do this by showing turns, joining ideas together, showing attitude, and generally controlling communication. Some Speakers regard discourse markers as a feature of spoken language only.

*Words like 'actually', 'so', 'OK', 'right?'*

*Types of Discourse*

While every act of communication can count as an example of discourse, some scholars have broken discourse down into four primary types:

*argument, narration, description, and exposition.*

Many acts of communicate include more than one of these types in quick succession.