Techniques of description : spoken and written discourse : a festschrift for Malcolm Coulthard / / edited by John M. Sinclair, Michael Hoey, and Gwyneth Fox

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Disciplina: 401/.41
• Soggetto topico: Discourse analysis; Semantics
• Altri autori: SinclairJohn McHardy <1933-2007.> HoeyMichael FoxGwyneth CoulthardMalcolm
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: "Publications of Malcolm Coulthard": p. xii-xv.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Malcolm Coulthard: a short appreciation; Publications of Malcolm Coulthard; Introduction; WRITTEN DISCOURSE STRUCTURE; A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF POLARITY AND PRIMARY TENSE IN THE ENGLISH FINITE CLAUSE; A COMMON SIGNAL IN DISCOURSE: HOW THE WORD REASON IS USED IN TEXTS; GRAMMAR AND LEXIS: SOME PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS; DESCRIBING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LANGUAGE: PUPILS, TEACHERS AND THE LINC PROGRAMME; PRINCIPLES OF CONVERSATION IN BEOWULFIAN SPEECH; LANGUAGE, CHARACTER AND ACTION: A LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF CHARACTER IN A HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY ; REPRESENTATIONS IN PROSE: SETTING THE SCENETELLING TALES; SPOKEN DISCOURSE MARKERS IN WRITTEN TEXT; A COMPARISON OF 'POLICESPEAK' AND 'NORMALSPEAK': A PRELIMINARY STUDY; FROM DISCOURSE ANALYSIS TO CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: THE DIFFERENTIAL RE-PRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND MEN SPEAKING IN WRITTEN NEWS; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a tribute to Malcolm Coulthard, who has been remarkably active and influential across a wide range of English Language Studies. He is particularly well-known for his pioneering work in spoken and written discourse analysis and most recently, for his work in forensic linguistics. This collection of specially commissioned, state-of-the-art pieces by leading international linguists is dedicated to the man and his achievements and provides a showcase for the most exciting developments in applied discourse studies. All the papers share common assumptions about language study: that
• Titolo autorizzato: Techniques of description
• ISBN: 1-134-88140-1; 1-134-88141-X; 1-282-77790-4; 9786612777905; 0-203-16809-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783973303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II