Bahi-as-a -Discourse -Marker-in-Daily -Libyan-Arabic

Khadeja 8words, something will not happen unless a particular other thing happened. The first use isrelated to initiality characteristic of discourse marker introducing the meaning they mark. Thelatter use is related to the connectivity characteristic by which the marker indicates theconnectivity between the discourse components. The two above characteristics were amongst thediscourse markers characteristics listed by Schourup (1999).Part II. Conversations:Another important factor that serves as a basis for using ‘bahi’ as a marker to convey aspecific message is the age difference between the interlocutors. In other words, ‘bahi’s use maybe used by a speaker with an attribute of authority when addressing anther speaker who isyounger. The following conversations were collected through recording and writing. The figuresof the dialogue were selected based on age difference; two sisters with different age range of 25-30. The dialogues below will reflect how the use of ‘bahi’ can be employed to show thisdifference in reference to responsibility, power, and age hierarchy.Dialogue I. ((a) The younger sister, (b) the older sister)باهى من الوجوه الجديدة؟ .aBahi, (so) any new faces?لا .bNoه...ياہلل مش مشكلة .aBah.. (Never mind) no problemباهى الشغل منتظم؟Bahi (then) work is going well?ايه منتظم .bYes, it is going wellباهى باه .aBahi, bah* (great)