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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... Discourse in communication 3.1 Introduction 41 3.2 Pragmatics and semiotics 41 3.3 Social rules for symbolic interaction 44 xi xIII 13 16 41 3.4 Sender and receiver in communication theory 46 3.5 The Table of contents.
... Discourse in communication 3.1 Introduction 41 3.2 Pragmatics and semiotics 41 3.3 Social rules for symbolic interaction 44 xi xIII 13 16 41 3.4 Sender and receiver in communication theory 46 3.5 The Table of contents.
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New edition Jan Renkema, Christoph Schubert. 3.4 Sender and receiver in communication theory 46 3.5 The discourse situation 49 3.6 The socio-semiotic approach of Functional Grammar 52 3.7 What makes discourse discourse? 55 3.8 Summary 58 ...
New edition Jan Renkema, Christoph Schubert. 3.4 Sender and receiver in communication theory 46 3.5 The discourse situation 49 3.6 The socio-semiotic approach of Functional Grammar 52 3.7 What makes discourse discourse? 55 3.8 Summary 58 ...
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... sender and a receiver. Therefore, discourse cannot be studied adequately without the discourse situation being taken into account. Within this framework two basic discourse questions are answered: How can discourse best be studied in a ...
... sender and a receiver. Therefore, discourse cannot be studied adequately without the discourse situation being taken into account. Within this framework two basic discourse questions are answered: How can discourse best be studied in a ...
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... sender, for example, whether the sender is female or male or what the intention of the utterance is. 2. A sign is a symbol because it refers to objects and states of affairs. 3. A sign serves as a signal because a receiver must ...
... sender, for example, whether the sender is female or male or what the intention of the utterance is. 2. A sign is a symbol because it refers to objects and states of affairs. 3. A sign serves as a signal because a receiver must ...
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... sender and receiver play an active role in making sense of discourse, supported by mutual knowledge that functions as common ground (Section 3.4). The discourse situation, which is tremendously important for the interpretation of ...
... sender and receiver play an active role in making sense of discourse, supported by mutual knowledge that functions as common ground (Section 3.4). The discourse situation, which is tremendously important for the interpretation of ...
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