A word or phrase whose function is to organize discourse into segments, for example well or I mean.
〔语法〕语篇标记（如well 或 I mean）
Example sentencesExamples
Because implicit arguments satisfy a predicate's argument positions without introducing discourse markers into the Discourse Representation Structure of a sentence, they cannot serve as the antecedent of definite pronouns.
This is less a direct question requesting information than a rhetorical discourse marker indicating that the speaker is about to make a proclamation about how things are going to be.
It lacks the profanity and the colorful colloquialisms and even most of the informal discourse markers.
Generally, less structure seems to be equated with more subjective, except in the domain of discourse markers, where the more one has the more subjective things get!
Definition of discourse marker in US English:
discourse marker
nounˈdiskôrs ˌmärkər
Grammar
A word or phrase whose function is to organize discourse into segments, for example well or I mean.
〔语法〕语篇标记（如well 或 I mean）
Example sentencesExamples
Generally, less structure seems to be equated with more subjective, except in the domain of discourse markers, where the more one has the more subjective things get!
This is less a direct question requesting information than a rhetorical discourse marker indicating that the speaker is about to make a proclamation about how things are going to be.
It lacks the profanity and the colorful colloquialisms and even most of the informal discourse markers.
Because implicit arguments satisfy a predicate's argument positions without introducing discourse markers into the Discourse Representation Structure of a sentence, they cannot serve as the antecedent of definite pronouns.