1. It does not refer to time. Actual always comes immediately before the noun it is describing: … Actually as a discourse marker

2. Aweel functions as a discourse marker with the same range of roles as well; see the note at "well" for a fuller explanation

3. Jungyull Lee Signaling an Additory marker: Implications of the discourse marker by the way for discourse analysis 2 roles under particular circumstances, tends to have specific pragmatic functions