Introduction to Discourse Studies: New editionThis new edition of Introduction to Discourse Studies (IDS) is a thoroughly revised and updated version of this successful textbook, which has been published in four languages and has become a must-read for anyone interested in the analysis of texts and discourses. Supported by an international advisory board of 14 leading experts, it deals with all main subdomains in discourse studies, from pragmatics to cognitive linguistics, from critical discourse analysis to stylistics, and many more. The book approaches major issues in this field from the Anglo-American and European as well as the Asian traditions. It provides an ‘academic toolkit’ for future courses on discourse studies and serves as a stepping stone to the independent study of professional literature. The chapters are subdivided in modular sections that can be studied separately. The pedagogical objectives are further supported by over 500 index entries covering frequently used concepts that are accurately defined with examples throughout the text; more than 150 test-yourself questions, all elaborately answered, which are ideal for self-study; nearly 100 assignments that provide ample material for lecturers to focus on specific topics in their courses. Jan Renkema is Emeritus Professor of Discourse Quality at the Department of Communication and Information Sciences at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. He is also editor of Discourse, of Course (2009) and author of The Texture of Discourse (2009). In 2009, a Chinese edition of Introduction to Discourse Studies was published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. Christoph Schubert is Full Professor of English Linguistics at Vechta University, Germany. He is author of an Introduction to English text linguistics (2nd ed. 2012) and co-editor of Pragmatic Perspectives on Postcolonial Discourse (2016) and Variational Text Linguistics (2016). |
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... Maxim of relevance (originally labeled “relation”) Be relevant. IV. Maxim of manner Supermaxim: Be perspicuous Maxims: 1. Avoid obscurity of expression. 2. Avoid ambiguity. 3. Be brief (avoid unnecessary prolixity). 4. Be orderly. The ...
... Maxim of relevance (originally labeled “relation”) Be relevant. IV. Maxim of manner Supermaxim: Be perspicuous Maxims: 1. Avoid obscurity of expression. 2. Avoid ambiguity. 3. Be brief (avoid unnecessary prolixity). 4. Be orderly. The ...
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... maxim of relevance. It has been shown that such implicatures can be arranged on a continuum between the poles of strong and weak (Clark, 2013). In Example (25), Bev's response is not a direct answer to Ken's yes-no question. However ...
... maxim of relevance. It has been shown that such implicatures can be arranged on a continuum between the poles of strong and weak (Clark, 2013). In Example (25), Bev's response is not a direct answer to Ken's yes-no question. However ...
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... maxim of quality is more important than the maxim of manner, and vice versa. Moreover, the crosscultural validity of the maxims is highly debatable (see Chapter 15). Nevertheless, Grice's cooperative principle has had a greatimpact on ...
... maxim of quality is more important than the maxim of manner, and vice versa. Moreover, the crosscultural validity of the maxims is highly debatable (see Chapter 15). Nevertheless, Grice's cooperative principle has had a greatimpact on ...
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... maxim of relevance is. The omnipresence of relevance in communication has led to the relevance theory of Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson (1986/1995). They took a different starting point, and made the relevance concept the cornerstone of ...
... maxim of relevance is. The omnipresence of relevance in communication has led to the relevance theory of Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson (1986/1995). They took a different starting point, and made the relevance concept the cornerstone of ...
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... maxim, for instance, says “minimize cost to other, maximize benefit to other” and can be illustrated by the following example. (44) a. Have another cookie. b. Give me a cookie. Accordingly, although both sentences are imperative clauses ...
... maxim, for instance, says “minimize cost to other, maximize benefit to other” and can be illustrated by the following example. (44) a. Have another cookie. b. Give me a cookie. Accordingly, although both sentences are imperative clauses ...
Contents
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5 Structured content | 101 |
6 Discourse connections | 125 |
10 Informative discourse | 233 |
11 Narratives | 253 |
12 Argumentation and persuasion | 267 |
Part IV Special interests | 285 |
13 Discourse and cognition | 287 |
14 Discourse and institution | 315 |
15 Discourse and culture | 345 |
Key to the questions | 369 |
7 Contextual phenomena | 151 |
8 Style and stylistics | 181 |
Part III Special modes of communication | 213 |
9 Conversation analysis | 215 |
References | 421 |
Index | 449 |
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analyzed anaphora answer approach argument aspects attitude basis behavior cataphora Chapter clauses cognitive coherence cohesion communication comprehension concept construction conversation conversation analysis conversational implicature cooperative principle Critical Discourse Analysis culture deixis discourse markers discourse relations discourse studies discourse topics discourse types discussion elements factors following example forensic linguistics formulation function genres given grammar hearer hypertext illocution illocutionary force implicature important indicate inference instance interaction interpretation John ken holland knowledge language lexical linguistic linked maxim meaning meronymy metaphor narrative norms noun Organon Organon model participants perlocution person perspective persuasion piece of discourse politeness possible pragmatic presented presupposition pronouns propositions question readers reading refers relevance result role rules Section semantic semiotics sender sentence situation social speaker specific speech act story strategies structure student style stylistic syntactic T-unit term textual theory tion utterance verb verbal words writing