A Qualitative Analysis of Discourse Markers in the Consultation Paper on Climate Change by the Liberal Democrats
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https://doi.org/10.69760/aghel.026002011Keywords:
climate change, climate change discourse, discourse markers, the United Kingdom, the Liberal DemocratsAbstract
The issue of climate change is one of the key foci of British politics and social activism. Whilst there are multiple studies on the climate change discourses by the major political actors in the United Kingdom (the UK), research on the climate change discourse by the Liberal Democrats seems to be under-represented. Acknowledging the gap in scholarship, this article presents a qualitative study that seeks to learn about the discourse on climate change by the Liberal Democrats. Specifically, the study focuses on identifying and discussing the pragmatic roles of DMs in the Consultation Paper on Climate Change by the Liberal Democrats. The results of the qualitative analysis show that the Consultation Paper on Climate Change is marked by such DMs as (i) furthermore, (ii) although, (iii) but, (iv) however, (v) if, (vi) in particular, (vii) specifically, and (viii) more specifically, which play a range of pragmatic roles that are further discussed in the article.
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