Discourse markers signpost and signal interactively how a speaker plans to organise a dialogue.Thus,people speaking face to face or on the phone often use anyway to show that they wish to finish that particular topic or return to another topic.Similarly,so can indicate that a speaker is summing up,while okay often serves to indicate that a speaker is ready to move on to the next phase of business; or it can signal that a speaker is checking that the listener approves what is being done.Discourse markers signpost and signal interactively how a speaker plans to organise a dialogue. Thus, people speaking face to face or on the phone often use anyway to show that they wish to finish that particular topic or return to another topic. Similarly, so can indicate that a speaker is summing up, while okay often serves to indicate that a speaker is ready to move on to the next phase of business; or it can signal that a speaker is checking that the listener approves what is being done