Intonation Indicators of Polyfunctionality of Discursive Markers in the English-Speaking Debate Discourse
The article discusses the variability in the intonation of discursive markers in the English-speaking debate. The specific characteristics of debates as a genre of polemical discourse are described. The author focuses on interpersonal discursive markers with special pragmatic potential and poly-functionality. The research results presented in the article show the connection between the intonation of interpersonal markers ’I think’ and ’actually’ with their functional focus.