Dirk Siepmann is at the English Department at Siegen University. His research interests are contrastive linguistics, translation, corpus linguistics and language teaching.

• Part 1: Linguistic Considerations 1. Observing Languages: Introduction to Part 1 2. Investigating Routines: Defining and Describing Multi-Word Discourse Markers 3. Identifying Meanings and Functions: An Attempt at a Functional Taxonomy of SLDMs 4. Straddling Cultures: Three Types of Second-Level Discourse Markers in Contrastive Part 2: A Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis with Implications for Dictionary Making 1. Introduction to Part 2 2. Facing Realities: The Performance of Non-native Writers and Translators 3. Lexicographic Treatment of SLDMs 4. Avenues for Further Research.

Dirk Siepmann is at the English Department at Siegen University. His research interests are contrastive linguistics, translation, corpus linguistics and language teaching.

• Part 1: Linguistic Considerations 1. Observing Languages: Introduction to Part 1 2. Investigating Routines: Defining and Describing Multi-Word Discourse Markers 3. Identifying Meanings and Functions: An Attempt at a Functional Taxonomy of SLDMs 4. Straddling Cultures: Three Types of Second-Level Discourse Markers in Contrastive Part 2: A Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis with Implications for Dictionary Making 1. Introduction to Part 2 2. Facing Realities: The Performance of Non-native Writers and Translators 3. Lexicographic Treatment of SLDMs 4. Avenues for Further Research.