Text and Discourse Analysis

TRAMA

"Text and Discourse Analysis" is a practical, user-friendly guide to the issues and methods associated with text and discourse analysis. In this skills-enabling volume, Raphael Salkie looks at a range of cohesive devices. After exploring lexical cohesion, he goes on to more complex cohesive devices such as substitution and the use of reference items. Salkie then concludes by looking at larger patterns in texts and provides a guide for further reading. "Text and Discourse Analysis" is data driven, examining a wide variety of authentic texts, including news stories, advertisements, novels, official forms, instruction manuals and textbooks. Supplemented by numerous practical activities, this book will prove a unique and invaluable resource for anyone interested in language and literature.

NOTE EDITORE

A practical, `user-friendly' guide to the issues and methods associated with text and discourse analysis. Text and Discourse Analysis: * examines a wide variety of authentic texts including news stories, adverts, novels, official forms, instruction manuals and textbooks* contains numerous practical activities* looks at a range of cohesive devices* concludes by looking at larger patterns in texts, a set of further exercises and a guide for further reading* provides a hands-on guide to an area of growing importance in language study.

SOMMARIO

Ways of Using this book: Introduction: Part One: Lexical Cohesion: Unit 1: Word Repetition Unit 2: Using Synonyms Unit 3: Superordinates and Generals Unit 4: Opposites and Related Words Part Two: Other Kinds of Cohesion Unit 5: Substitutes Unit 6: More Substitutes Unit 7: Ellipsis Unit 8: Reference Works Unit 9: Connectiveness Part Three: Beyond Cohesion Unit 10: Larger Patterns. Further Exercises. Further Reading.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415092784
• Collana: Language Workbooks
• Dimensioni: 9.75 x 6.75 in Ø 0.55 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 128