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Abstract

Abstract

This study builds on the ExpressioNarration project (2016–2018) which explores the relationship between temporality and orality in Occitan and French oral narration. After outlining the rationale for the OcOr corpus and the theoretical frameworks underpinning our analysis, the first part of this study points up the complexity of the intersection between diamesic, diatopic and diachronic factors in accounting for the distribution of , and . The second part explores usage of , and , and in particular, their metadiscursive functions, which are particularly frequent in the context of oral transmission. These metadiscursive functions include allowing the narrator to manage speech and thought presentation and to structure the narrative in sections and episodes. The multifunctionality of , and is complex: metadiscursive and semantic functions often co-exist.

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2025-12-11
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Keywords: connectives ; alors ; Occitan ; metadiscursive ; oral narration
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