@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005051, author = {Simin, Xiong}, issue = {15}, journal = {ICUWPL}, month = {Mar}, note = {The Mandarin discourse marker zaishuo is often considered to connect two utterances that may not have obvious logic connection and help the listener to identify the relevance between these two utterances and the topic (Zheng 2001, Zhou 2005, Lou & Leng 2016). I argue that zaishuo must connect two reasons that can provide an answer to a why-question, which the QUD (Question Under Discussion, Roberts 2012) or a question that is relevant to the QUD. In addition, the use of zaishuo indicates a potential disagreement between the discourse participants. The current analysis has the advantage of being more precise, which can distinguish the use of zaishuo from other regular conjunctions such as erqie ‘and’.}, pages = {85--94}, title = {A QUD Account For The Mandarin Discourse Marker ‘zaishuo’}, year = {2021} }