discourse markers?

[sonjci]

hi! can someone tell me difference between discourse markers and logical connectors? is that the same and how to distinguish one from another if not? thanks in advance for your help:)

[BobK]

hi! can someone tell me difference between discourse markers and logical connectors? is that the same and how to distinguish one from another if not? thanks in advance for your help:)

Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her granny, and she took a shortcut through a dark, dark wood.

Which of the two underlined sections is which? (Hint: the first says 'Here comes a story.') I don't see what connection the two concepts have. Perhaps you're a member of a 'discourse community' that assigns special meanings to those concepts...

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[sonjci]

well, there were exam questions to find used logical connectors, and some students told me that I can write conjunctions, which are markers. I did see that logical connectors are: and, but, if... that`s why I was confused, but thank you anyway.