ABSTRACT
This chapter describes a group of constructions that are derived from the lexical root ‘refer’ in their use to introduce discursive themes. Analyzing their occurrences in the CREA and CORPES XXI corpora has made it possible to identify the relationships these thematizers establish with previous references or themes. Likewise, their role in the thematic and informative structuring of the text is described and, therefore, how they contribute to textual and discursive cohesion through three functions that have been identified in the corpus: specifying, refocusing, and ordering, all of which are associated with thematic movements.
