RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Romano, Manuela A1 Cuenca, Maria Josep YR 2013 T1 Discourse markers, structure, and emotionality in oral narratives JF Narrative Inquiry VO 23 IS 2 SP 344 OP 370 DO https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.23.2.07rom PB John Benjamins SN 1387-6740, AB This paper presents a comparative analysis structure and frequency of discourse markers in two kinds of oral narratives: objective, emotionally neutral ones on the one side, and highly emotional, spontaneous ones on the other. The results prove that emotionality plays a crucial role in the structuring of oral narratives as well as in the type of discourse markers employed in them. Objective oral narratives show a higher number of discourse markers, whereas highly emotional ones present a higher variety of discourse markers, as well as a higher frequency of other pragmatic markers, in order to guide the listener through the multiplicity of side stories and the broken structure they show. In short, this work highlights the relationship between linguistic activity (language in context or use) and linguistic form., UL https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ni.23.2.07rom