Introduction to discourse studies / Jan Renkema.

Introduction to Discourse Studies follows on Jan Renkema's successful Discourse Studies: An Introductory Textbook (1993), published in four languages. This new book deals with even more key concepts in discourse studies and approaches major issues in this field from the Anglo-American and Europ...

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Main Author: Renkema, J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Discourse Studies; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I. General orientation; 2 Communication as action; 3 Discourse in communication; Part II. Backpacking for a scientific journey; 4 Discourse types; 5 Structured content; 6 Discourse connections; 7 Contextual phenomena; 8 Style; Part III. Special modes of communication; 9 Conversation analysis; 10 Informative discourse; 11 Narratives; 12 Argumentation and persuasion; Part IV. Special interests; 13 Discourse and cognition; 14 Discourse and institution; 15 Discourse and culture.