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List of Connectors (nach Rasmus K. Ursem)

Meaning

Cause and effect

Comparison

Contrast in expectation

Contrast in comparison
Contrast in action

Emphasis

Main reason

Confirmation

Sentence connectors
Therefore
As a result
Consequently
As a consequence
Hence
Thus
Conclusively
In conclusion
Inevitably
Likewise
Similarly
In the same way
However
Nevertheless
Yet
Still
On the contrary
Unfortunately
Originally
Surprisingly
Ideally
Apperently
On the other hand
In contrast
Conversely
Instead
In fact
Indeed
As a matter of fact
That is
Essentially
Interetingly
Fortunately
Inevitably
Primarily
Most important
Typically
Usually
Traditionally
Normally
Naturally
Clearly

Subordinates

Phrase linkers

because
since
as
thereby

because of
as a resault of
due to
leading to
owning to

as

like
similar to

although
even though
though
despite the fact
but

despite
despite of
in spite of
but

while
whereas

unlike
instead of

In accordance with
confirms

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In other words
That is
summing up
To sum up
In summary
In general
Generally
Generally speaking
In a broader contex
In a broader perspective
In particular
Particulary
Specifically
Moreover
Besides
Additionally
with
in addition
Furthermore
In this contex
In this Connection
In this respect
with
In this perspective
Here
if
provided that
In that case
when
Otherwise
while
Now
until
Given
as long as
now that
once that

in addition to
besides

Without condition

Regardless
Despite

even though

regardless of
despite of

Example

For example
For instance
As shown by
As As exemplified by
As illustrated by

exemplified by
ilustrated by
shown by
be it

like
such as
e.g.

before
after

before
after

Clarification

Generalization

Specialization

Additional Information

Continuation of explanation

Condition

Qualification

Ordering

Reintroduction

At least
First second, ...
Then
Next
Now
Continuing
Further
Finally
Regarding
For
In connection with

i.e.

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Focusing on
With respect to

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