The texture of discourse : towards an outline of connectivity theory /
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Author / Creator: | Renkema, J. |
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Imprint: | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 213 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11281604 |
ISBN: | 9789027289087 9027289085 9027232660 9789027232663 1282312316 9781282312319 9789027232663 9786612312311 6612312319 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English. Print version record. |
Summary: | The aim of this monograph is to give impetus to research into one of the central questions in discourse studies: what makes a sequence of sentences or utterances a discourse? The theoretical framework for describing the possibilities of discourse continuation is delineated by two principles: the discursive and the dialogic principle. The 'chord' of discourse is unfolded in a tripartite 'wire': Conjunction, Adjunction and Interjunction, each containing three aspects, leading to a Connectivity Model. This new three-by-three taxonomy of discourse relations incorporates findings from several theor. |
Other form: | Print version: Renkema, J. Texture of discourse. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009 9789027232663 |
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