Los marcadores discursivos chinos “zǒngzhīa”, “zǒngzhība” y “zǒngzhīne” en el discurso de la red Weibo

The discourse markers “zǒngzhīa”, “zǒngzhība”, “zǒngzhīne” are new members of the conclusion family, appearing in the dynamic linguistic environment of Chinese, especially in the discourse of the Weibo network. From a formation perspective, all three become discourse markers through the grammaticalization of segments that include the conjunction “zǒngzhī” and a modal particle “a”, “ba” or “ne”. They are generally positioned at the beginning or in the middle of the statement. In terms of discourse functions, using the formulas of Garcés Gómez (2008) and Tian (2021) regarding the reformulation process, and based on qualitative analysis of Weibo data, it is noted that all three present functions of recapitulation, reconsideration, and separation. From the established corpus of 600 cases and quantitative analysis, it is found that predominantly, the three markers exhibit the functions of separation and recapitulation, while the function of reconsideration occurs with low frequency. Regarding the characteristics of Weibo authors, those who use these markers are spread throughout China, and most of them are women. The frequency of occurrence of these markers is positively correlated with the number of the local population, somewhat influenced by the dialect. The authors who use these markers, with the influence of the Weibo network, promote their dissemination.