What syntactic function do transitional discourse markers such as 'omws' and 'entoutois' primarily perform?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Adversative relation
- Step 1: In Modern Greek textual syntax, connective particles like 'omws' (however) and 'entoutois' (nevertheless) express opposition. They establish an adversative or concessive semantic relation between adjacent sentences or independent clauses. Answer: Adversative relation. Why not the others: "Causal explanatory relation" is expressed by causal connectives such as 'epeidi', 'giati', or 'dio'; "Temporal sequential order" is signaled by temporal adverbs such as 'epeita', 'proigoumenos', or 'katopin'; "Additive cumulative link" is marked by additive copulatives such as 'episis', 'epipleon', or 'parallila'.
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