3.11.3. Discourse particles
Discourse particles do not add to the meaning of the sentence but affect its communicative intent. These particles serve a discourse organizational function to help to organize and connect different elements of the discourse, or to express the signer’s attitude towards the state or event expressed in the sentence (or the previous sentences in the discourse). absolutely, ann, and fuu are three discourse particles that have been observed in TİD.
When absolutely is used in a discourse, it expresses the agreement of the signer with his/her interlocutor. Another discourse particle is ann, glossed as the sounds the signer produces. It can function as a hesitation marker or it can have a commentary function. fuu is also glossed as the sounds the signer produces and is used to show that the message the signer carries has importance and needs further attention.
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