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
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Disciplina: 401/.41
• Soggetto topico: Discourse analysis; Semantics
• Altri autori: HoeyMichael FoxGwyneth CoulthardMalcolm SinclairJohn <1933-2007.>
• 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: 9786612777905; 9781134881406; 1134881401; 9781134881413; 113488141X; 9781282777903; 1282777904; 9780203168097; 0203168097
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910956266903321
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