TYPES OF LINGUISTIC CONNECTORS

ARGUMENTS

ING 480ª
PROF. BELKIS AIZPURÚA V.
JUNE 2019
Argumentative Connectors
COHESION COHERENCE

FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTUAL
SEQUENCE
 GRAMMATICAL
CONNECTOR
LINK

Between elements
of a linguistic chain
 PROCESSES OF PRODUCTION AND
COMPREHENSION OF THE TEXT
 In Compound Sentences serving as the link
between sentences.

 The analysis of argumentative connectors as

the most relevant elements for discursive
cohesion is necessary.
 FUNCTION
Argumentative connectors are words
used within a text to introduce different
arguments or explanations, by the
speaker, in written and verbal text.
TYPES OF ARGUMENTATIVE
CONNECTORS
 HOME CONNECTORS
 USED TO START THE ARGUMENT OR DISCOURSE THE SPEAKER WISH TO
EXPOSE.

 To start
 Initially
 In principle
 First achieve
 Say
 Everything started when
 The facts were initiated
 ADDITIVE CONNECTORS
 They are used by the speaker to introduce new arguments, add new
facts or reiterate the above.
• In addition also
• Likewise first
• Again at last
• Moreover they say the same
• As I said as stated above
• Repeating With the spirit of reiterating
• In sum Together with this
• As we mentioned above
• In accordance wity the above exposed
 TIME CONNECTORS
 These are used to introduced ideas that clarify the temporal
situation of the facts or arguments exposed by the speaker at
the moment he/she develops the speech.

 In principle at the beginning

 Then so soon
 Soon in the past
 In the future at that time
 Then later
 PLACE CONNECTORS
 Destined to introduce into the text the space where the
idea, person, object or fact to which reference is made is
found.

Up Down
Closely In the vicinity
Further Away
Next to
 TO EXEMPLIFY
 These words are used to introduce or pose examples
and explanations. Among them:

In fact
Among others
Even
 COMPARATIVE CONNECTORS
 Comparative connectors serve to introduce or
make comparisons between facts or arguments.

Likewise
Equally
 CONTRAST CONNECTORS
 These grammatical connectors are used to introduce in the
development of the argumentative text ideas that serve to
contrast, refine, or even refute statements previously made.
In contrast
Even so
In opposition
Despite what has been said
However
 CONCESSION CONNECTORS
 These are used by the speaker to express or admitting
certain ideas, propositions, judgments or facts.

Stand out Surely

I recognize that Certainly
Of course I assume
Assuming that
 SUMMARY AND CONSEQUENCE
CONNECTORS
 Used by the speaker to be able to introduce ideas that
originate or occur as a consequence of what was expressed
during the written or verbal speech.

Hence Consequently
Thus For all that has been said
As a consequence of the comments
As expressed According to the comments
 CONCLUSION CONNECTORS
 Used by the speaker to introduce the last idea
coherently in the discourse, or the conclusion
expressed by the expressed text.

To finish In synthesis
Therefore Then
It can be concluded
 CONNECTORS TO FINISH
 Used by the speaker to introduce the final idea of his/her
speech without responding to a conclusion or consequence,
although the form seems to suggest it.

Everything ended In a few words

To be brief Finally the facts
This comes to say that
To be precise The fact can refer to
 CONNECTORS INDICATORS OF A
PREMISE OR A LOGICAL
BACKGROUND
 From the previous examination it is noticed (or observes) that…
 As indicated by According to As
 The reason is that Given the As long as
 For the following reasons Due How much
 It can be inferred from Why Seeing that
 It can be derived from It followsJudging by
 It can be deduced from Like it shows
 Given that In that context
 Under the tessitura In that tenor
 In that case Since
CONCLUSIONS CONNECTORS OR
INDICATORS OF CONCLUSIONS
 Thus Yes Hence
 In consequence Therefore It follows that
 As a result Then Consequently
 From what follows that
 From what is concluded that
 Come to the conclusion that…
 Then it is force to conclude that
 Hence, it must be concluded that
 This authorized the conclusion that
REAFFIRMATION OR SUMMARY
CONNECTORS
 Indeed Effectively
 It is true that Certainly
 In summary Soon
 Briefly stated To finish
 In other terms In sum
 In short Anyway
 Total After all
 In the end
 COUNTER -ARGUMENTATIVE
CONNECTORS
But More Nevertheless
Even so However With everything
Although Yes While
Nonetheless Even though Not even then
Rather well Now
RECTIFYING - REFORMULATOR
CONNECTOR

Rather Tell yourself that

Clarify that It is clear that
 EXPLANATORY
REFORMULATOR CONNECTORS

That is That is to say

This is Namely
Said in other words
Or in other words it means that