presentationalso

Presentationalso is a proposed discourse marker in linguistics that combines a presentational function with the additive sense of "also." It is described as a single lexical item or fused form intended to signal that the following element is an additional point related to what has already been stated, while presenting that information to the audience.

In function, presentationalso is said to operate at clause or sentence level, potentially appearing sentence-initially or within a clause. Its purported role is to mark both the introduction of new material and its connection to prior discourse, distinguishing it from a plain additive connector like "also" by signaling a particular stance about how the information should be understood in the ongoing narrative. The formulation is primarily discussed in theoretical or descriptive accounts and is often described as more common in formal or careful style registers.

Example usage is hypothetical and used here to illustrate the concept: Presentationalso, the findings converge with previous work. The model fits the data well; presentationalso, it invites cautious interpretation of the results. Such examples are intended to demonstrate how the marker might function to present new material while foregrounding its relationship to earlier content.

Relation to other concepts includes discourse markers, additive connectors, and presentational devices. Presentationalso is typically discussed in relation to how markers manage stance, cohesion, and information structure in both spoken and written texts. The term remains a topic of theoretical discussion, with varying views on its existence, scope, and cross-linguistic applicability.