Discourse markers & connectors

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

What makes the session structurally remarkable is its governance without government. A tune begins when one player simply starts it; yet within seconds the room has locked into a reel.

Grammar Reference · Discourse markers & connectors

Additive: furthermore

The session has no stage; furthermore, it has no printed setlist. — adds force to a preceding point

Concessive: yet /

Yet the session is neither perfectly democratic nor without hierarchy. — signals a surprising contrast

Resultive:

No scores are used; consequently, the tradition is entirely oral. — marks a logical outcome

Stance: arguably

It is arguably the most sophisticated form of folk music-making ever produced. — hedges a bold assertion

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Discourse markers & connectors

1.The session has no formal leader; , it produces extraordinary musical coherence.

2.Tunes are learned by ear, not from a page; , a musician can join any session in Ireland.

3.Senior players never announce their authority; , every beginner in the room feels it.

4.The vocabulary includes four thousand named pieces; , it functions as a shared language.

5.The session the most democratic musical tradition in the Western world.

6.No applause is expected between tunes; , requests from non-players are discouraged.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The session looks informal. It operates according to strict unspoken rules.

2.No one discusses key or tempo in advance. Musicians lock into the same reel within seconds.

3.The oral tradition passes tunes from player to player. No written archive is ever consulted.

4.The session discourages applause. It discourages solo performance. It discourages audience requests.

5.Beginners must listen more than they play. This is the session's most important rule.

6.Liam O'Flynn rarely gave interviews. His playing spoke with extraordinary eloquence.

7.The tradition resists spectacle. It has maintained its communal character for generations.

8.A musician from Clare shares the same tune vocabulary as one from Sligo. They can play together for hours without speaking.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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