Une adaptation de l'approche modulaire au phénomène des ponctuants du discours

This paper focuses on a kind of discourse particles called <i>"ponctuants"</i>. The <i>"ponctuants"</i> are defined by Diane Vincent (1992) as prosodical cues for the discourse structure. I have tried to propose a model of analysis suitable for this king of particles. Indeed, it is difficult to characterize the discourse <i>"ponctuants"</i> because their function in verbal interaction can only be explained by refering to a body of convergent factors. The modular mode (<i>approche modulaire</i>) recently developped by Roulet (1995) is very relevant: different modules allow us to consider the function of the <i>"ponctuants"</i> in verbal interaction.