Informal discourse markers

TRANSLATION OF ATTITUDE ADVERBIALS AND DISCOURSE MARKERS INTO SPANISH

Hey! I found the translation of some of them. Remember that translations aren't 100% equivalent to the target language.

I hope you find it useful, mind you, we will practise next class! ; )

Admittedly: Hay que reconocer.

After all: después de todo.

All in all: en general.

All the same: de todos modos.

Amazingly / To my amazement: Increíblemente, de modo sorprendente, asombrosamente, para asombro mío.

Anyway: bueno.

As a rule: por lo general.

By and large: por lo general, en general.

By the way: A propósito.

Come to think of it: Ahora que lo pienso, Pensándolo bien

Even so: aun así.

For one thing: Por una parte.

Funnily enough: casualmente, por extraño que parezca.

In (actual) fact: en realidad.

Incidentally: A propósito, por cierto, por casualidad, casualmente.

Mind you: pero bueno; pero claro; fíjate.

Moreover: además.

Much to our disappointment: Para decepción nuestra.

No disrespect to: No es mi intención ofender(lo), sin ánimo de ofender.

Not to speak of: Sin mencionar

Not surprisingly: como es lógico.

Oddly enough: curiosamente, por extraño que parezca,

On balance: bien pensado, tras pensarlo mucho.

On the whole: en general.

On top of that: además.

Plus: además.

Predictably enough: de manera previsible.

Still: de todos modos.

So to speak: Por así decirlo,

Surely: seguramente, sin duda,.

To be (perfectly) honest: Si te digo la verdad.

To be frank: Sinceramente, francamente.

To start with: para empezar.

To put it another way: para decirlo de otra manera.

Ultimately: en última instancia, al final.

Understandably: comprensiblemente.

TRY TO PUT THEM WITHIN CONTEXT!

CHOOSE THREE AND WRITE SOME SENTENCES.

Discourse markers/ Linking words

Discourse Markers

There are many different uses for discourse markers in making an essay cohesive. The following are a few ways they are used.

To introduce ideas:

First of all, to begin/start with, initially, firstly.

To add extra points:

And, also, and then, secondly, additionally, moreover, next, second, in addition (to this), furthermore, further, besides (this), not only…but also, as well as (this), what is more, too, lastly, last but not least.

To add contrasting points:

But, however, on the other hand, while, and yet, despite, in spite of, although, even though, though, nevertheless, regardless (of), on the contrary, whereas, conversely.

To give a time sequence:

After, afterwards, after a while, meanwhile, before, lately, in the past, simultaneously, until, until now, subsequently, earlier, later, previously, prior to that, formerly, presently, thereafter, then, at last, eventually, as long as, next.

To signal causes, effects etc:

So (that), in order to, for the purpose of, then, if, suppose, supposing (that), as a result of, because (of), therefore, consequently, provided/providing (that), unless, even if, only if, otherwise, in that case, thus, in case, in the event that, as long as, due to, seeing that, in view of (this), owing to (this), for this reason.

To conclude:

In conclusion, as has been said/mentioned/noted, as stated, as I have said, finally, to summarise, to sum up, in summary, in short, in other words, in simpler terms.

Now, practise! Check these links!

http://www.bond.edu.au/tls/service/learningsupport/learning/discourse/lesson1.html

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/conjunctions.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/con2.htm

http://englishonline.free.fr/GrammarAndHelp/HowToExpressThoughts/LinkwordsDoc.htm