Analysis of the digressive marker 'por cierto' and its french equivalents

Abstract

Along this article, we will focus on the analysis of the uses and values of the discourse marker por cierto, that belongs to the group so called as digressive markers. After that, we will offer some equivalences that can be considered as satisfactory in French, taking into account the complex semantic and pragmatic content of this discourse marker. Thus, we will pay special attention to the ambiguous concept of digression.

Keywords

• pragmática, análisis del discurso, marcadores del discurso