Coherence in spoken and written discourse : how to create it and how to describe it : selected papers from the International Workshop on Coherence, Augsburg, 24-27 April 1997 /

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Meeting name:International Workshop on Coherence (1997 : Augsburg, Germany)
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©1999.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 63
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 63.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11098608
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Other authors / contributors:Bublitz, Wolfram.
Lenk, Uta.
Ventola, Eija.
ISBN:9789027283801
902728380X
9027250774
9789027250773
1556199414
9781556199417
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-295) and indexes.
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Summary:Until very recently, coherence (unlike cohesion) was widely held to be a 'rather mystical notion'. However, taking account of new trends representing a considerable shift in orientation, this volume aims at helping relieve coherence of its mystifying aura. The general bibliography which concludes the book bears witness to this intriguing development and the rapidly changing scene in coherence research. Preceding this comprehensive up-to-date Bibliography on Coherence are 13 selected papers from the 1997 International Workshop on Coherence at the University of Augsburg, Germany. They share a nu.
Other form:Print version: International Workshop on Coherence (1997 : Augsburg, Germany). Coherence in spoken and written discourse. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©1999 9027250774
Table of Contents:
  • -1. Prelim pages
  • 0. Table of contents
  • 1. Acknowledgements
  • 2. About the Authors
  • 3. Introduction
  • 4. Part I: How to (Re-)Create Coherence: Means of Coherence
  • 5. Coherent Voicing
  • 6. It Takes Two to Cohere
  • 7. Learning to Cohere
  • 8. Coherence through Understanding through Discourse Patterns
  • 9. Semiotic Spanning at Conferences
  • 10. Coherent Keying in Conversational Humour
  • 11. Part II: How to Negotiate Coherence: Degrees of Coherence
  • 12. Disturbed Coherence
  • 13. Coherence and Misunderstanding in Everyday Conversations
  • 14. The\Effect of Context in the Definition and Negotiation of Coherence
  • 15. Coherence in Summary
  • 16. Coherence in Hypertext
  • 17. Part III: How to describe Coherence: Views of Coherence
  • 18. Communicative Intentions and Coherence Relations
  • 19. If Coherence Is Achieved, Then Where Doth Meaning Lie?
  • 20. A\Bibliography of Coherence and Cohesion
  • 21. Index