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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781484603321

Titolo

Coherence in spoken and written discourse [[electronic resource] ] : how to create it and how to describe it : selected papers from the International Workshop on Coherence, Augsburg, 24-27 April 1997 / / [edited by] Wolfram Bublitz, Uta Lenk, Eija Ventola

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c1999

ISBN

1-283-17467-7

9786613174673

90-272-8380-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond, , 0922-842X ; ; new ser., 63

Altri autori (Persone)

BublitzWolfram

LenkUta

VentolaEija

Disciplina

401/.41

Soggetti

Cohesion (Linguistics)

Discourse analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. How to (re-)create coherence : means of coherence -- pt. 2. How to negotiate coherence : degrees of coherence -- pt. 3. How to describe coherence : views of coherence.

Sommario/riassunto

Until very recently, coherence (unlike cohesion) was widely held to be a 'rather mystical notion'. However, taking account of new trends representing a considerable shift in orientation, this volume aims at helping relieve coherence of its mystifying aura. The general bibliography which concludes the book bears witness to this intriguing development and the rapidly changing scene in coherence research. Preceding this comprehensive up-to-date Bibliography on Coherence are 13 selected papers from the 1997 International Workshop on Coherence at the University of Augsburg, Germany. They sha