Discourse Analysis

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Discourse Analysis by Gillian Brown, George Yule, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gillian Brown, George Yule ISBN: 9781107712973
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 28, 1983
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Gillian Brown, George Yule
ISBN: 9781107712973
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 28, 1983
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Discourse analysis is a term that has come to have different interpretations for scholars working in different disciplines. For a sociolinguist, it is concerned mainly with the structure of social interaction manifested in conversation; for a psycholinguist, it is primarily concerned with the nature of comprehension of short written texts; for the computational linguist, it is concerned with producing operational models of text-understanding within highly limited contexts. In this textbook, first published in 1983, the authors provide an extensive overview of the many and diverse approaches to the study of discourse, but base their own approach centrally on the discipline which, to varying degrees, is common to them all - linguistics. Using a methodology which has much in common with descriptive linguistics, they offer a lucid and wide-ranging account of how forms of language are used in communication. Their principal concern is to examine how any language produced by man, whether spoken or written, is used to communicate for a purpose in a context.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Discourse analysis is a term that has come to have different interpretations for scholars working in different disciplines. For a sociolinguist, it is concerned mainly with the structure of social interaction manifested in conversation; for a psycholinguist, it is primarily concerned with the nature of comprehension of short written texts; for the computational linguist, it is concerned with producing operational models of text-understanding within highly limited contexts. In this textbook, first published in 1983, the authors provide an extensive overview of the many and diverse approaches to the study of discourse, but base their own approach centrally on the discipline which, to varying degrees, is common to them all - linguistics. Using a methodology which has much in common with descriptive linguistics, they offer a lucid and wide-ranging account of how forms of language are used in communication. Their principal concern is to examine how any language produced by man, whether spoken or written, is used to communicate for a purpose in a context.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book The 1848 Revolutions and European Political Thought by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Insect Ecology by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book God, the Good, and Utilitarianism by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Making Borders in Modern East Asia by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Crisis Management during the Roman Republic by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book The Practice and Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book A Historiography of the Modern Social Sciences by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Energy and the English Industrial Revolution by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book The Romantic Overture and Musical Form from Rossini to Wagner by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book The Battle for Moscow by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Trust, Computing, and Society by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Social Networks and Regional Identity in Bronze Age Italy by Gillian Brown, George Yule
Cover of the book Democracy in Moderation by Gillian Brown, George Yule
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy