Discourse as Structure and Process (Discourse Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introductio)

van Dijk, Teun A. [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0803978456 / ISBN 13: 9780803978454

Edité par Sage Publications Ltd, 1997

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• Titre: Discourse as Structure and Process (Discourse Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introductio)
• Éditeur: Sage Publications Ltd
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0803978456
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780803978454
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: New

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What are the structures of discourse and what are the functions of these structures in the communicative context? This volume explains how and why discourse is organized at various levels. The multidisciplinary contributions illustrate that discourse analysis goes far beyond the linguistic answer of designing grammars and goes hand in hand with the study of their uses and functions in the social context. Comprehensive and accessible, the volume covers a huge variety of discourse genres, including written and spoken, and storytelling and argumentation. The chapters also illustrate the necessity to examine the mental processes of the language users: How do people go about producing, understanding and remembering text or talk? The book stresses that both discourse and its mental processing have a social basis and can only be fully understood in relation to social interaction.