Texture - the quality that makes a text `hang together' as a text - is a key focus of investigation in discourse analysis. This volume provides a systematic overview of recent research on textual resources that are used to construct texture, and on the ways in which these resources are deployed differently in different text types. Theme is the major resource that is explored in the first part of the book. The opening papers set out the current understanding of Theme and explore aspects of the concept which remain controversial in the field. This is followed by an examination of thematic choices in a range of text types. Issues ralsed include the different kinds of meanings appearing in Theme which are particularly significant for each genre, the ways in which these relate to the broader socio-cultural context, and the ways in which thematic choices interact with other kinds of texturing. In the second part of this collection, the scope widens to include an examination of other resources, particularly the contribution to texture made by patterns of interpersonal choices in Theme and, more broadly, across texts as a whole. The volume closes with an overview and illustration of a methodological approach by which our understanding of texturing can be further extended.
... powerful form of spoken material which comes ready transcribed , saving considerable work ( see also Reeves , 1983 ; for a useful exploration of the possibilities and problems of documentary research see Plummer , 1983 ) .
Galbraith gives little sign that he knows he's being funny ; he merely exaggerates a few details , understates others , and allows us to see the incongruities that result . Essentially he adopts the verbal equivalent of deadpanning .
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Die Autoren arbeiten an Hochschulen und Universitäten in Dänemark, Griechenland, Norwegen, Österreich und Schweden. The major topic of this book is the communicative unit of the text, both within and between cultures.
Fraser ( 1989 ) , for example , critiques Habermas ' communicative ideal from the postmodern standpoint of power relations , hegemony , and patriarchal society . The determination of a person's right to speak within a discourse is a ...
La classe de langue face aux recherches en pragmatique: actes du 3e Colloque sur la didactique des langues, Université Laval,...
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Introduction to Analysis
Aspects of Text Structure: an Investigation of the Lexical Organisation of Text
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