La compétence discursive et les articulateurs discursifs

Abstract

The linguistic specificity of discursive articulators and the cultural specificity of certain types of discourse needs emphasizing the differences and the similitudes so as to organise a learning path following a logical progression and targeting difficulties. Starting from the assumption that genuine communication surpasses the rigid schemes suggested by certain textbooks and that genuine texts are very different not only from the point of view of the organization of their content but also from the point of view of connectors use, the article starts from a variety of forms in order to review the hotspots of understanding the architecture of discourse. The research targets the use of the French connectors "donc" and "or". It starts with Moeschler's theory which suggests that the use of discursive connectors can only be learned by an analytical study of text articulations whose evolution becomes ever more complex. For example, it is easier to learn how to use "donc" than how to use "or", the latter being specific to the French language. The article offers examples for the use of "or" as an enunciative mark of the transition between an aspect of the discourse object and a domain on which the enunciator focuses for various reasons connected to the key place the sequence occupies in the discourse project.