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. 2020 Mar 17;11(1):1726672. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1726672

Table A5.

Custom tags.

Tag Example (Dutch) Construct
Emotional expressions sniff, sob, cry, sigh, cough (snif, snik, huil, zucht, kuch) Affect, Emotions
Additive connectives/
Conjunctions
and, also, in addition, besides, not only … but also, moreover, further (en, ook, daarbij, daarnaast, niet alleen … maar ook, verder, voorts) Cohesion
Comparative connectives/conjunctions -Comparison: like, as if, except (zoals, alsof, behalve)
-Contradiction: (even) though, although, despite, in spite of, without ((al)hoewel, ofschoon, ondanks dat, zonder dat)
-Condition: if, in case, provided, unless (als, indien, mits, tenzij)
-Between sentences: and, or, but, neither, however, nor (en, of, maar, doch, edoch, noch)
Cohesion
Temporal connectives/conjunctions -Time: when, if, while, once, before, for, now, then, after, afterwards, before (wanneer, als, terwijl, zodra, voordat, voor, nu, toen, nadat, nadien, vooraleer)
-Duration: as long as, until, since, as, according as (zolang als, totdat, sinds, sedert, naarmate, naargelang)
Cohesion
Causal connectives/conjunctions Cause/effect/reason/purpose words: because, so, so … that, whereby, for, for that, therefore, that, since, if … then, by, in case (doordat, zodat, zo … dat, waardoor, omdat, opdat, daarom, dat, aangezien, als … dan, door, in geval) Cohesion
Adverbial adverbs -Connecting: moreover, likewise, nor, also, besides, even, therewith
(bovendien, eveneens, evenmin, ook, tevens, zelfs, daarbij)
-Contradicting: on the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, however, though, on the contrary, meanwhile, yet, now (daarentegen, des(al)niettemin, desondanks, echter, evenwel, integendeel, intussen, nochtans, niettemin, nu, toch)
-Consequential: consequently, therefore, thus, hence, because of
(bijgevolg, derhalve, deswege, dus, dientengevolge)
-Other: at least, after all, by the way, besides, yet (althans, immers, overigens, trouwens, toch)
Cohesion
Temporal juncture ‘then’ (dan) Cohesion
Definite articles ‘the’ (de, het) Cohesion
Confusion Don’t know, don’t get it, don’t understand, don’t remember (weet (het) niet, snap(te) (het) niet, begrij(ee)p (het) niet, herinner (me) niet, niet herinneren) Avoidance, Organization
Speech fillers Uh, hmm, hmm-m, so, like, but, anyway, well (dus, ofzo, enzo, zeg maar, soort van, oke, he, weet je, toch, nou ja) Fragmentation
Revisions Fragments: -word, word- Fragmentation
Function words Function word list for Dutch (van Wijk & Kempen, 1980) Fragmentation

Connectives and conjunctions derived from grammar overviews by online Dutch NT2 providers:

http://www.openleercentrum.com/Nederlands/Staatsexamen/STEX%201/stex%20I%20schrijven/voegwoorden.doc.