Discourse in Context. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John Flowerdew.
• Editors: Flowerdew, John
• Contents: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Discourse in context; Some notions in the analysis of context; The dynamic nature of context; Processes of contextualization; Approaches to context; Chapter template; Brief summary of the contributions; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Considering context when analysing representations of gender and sexuality: A case study; Introduction; This study's goals and approach to discourse analysis; How context is understood in the study; The context of the study; Data; Linguistic analysis. Taking context into accountConclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Chapter 3 'Who are you and why are you following us?' Wh-questions and communicative context in television dialogue; 1 Introduction; 2 Goals; 3 Approach; 4 The communicative context; 5 Questions; 6 Data; 7 Analysis; 8 Findings; 9 Discussion/Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Discourse and discord in court: The role of context in the construction of witness examination in British criminal trial talk; Introduction and goals; The approach to discourse analysis informing the study. How context is understood in the study and the context of the studyWitness examination as an interactional context; The data; Analysis and findings; Discussion/conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Business discourse in the globalized economy: The construction of an attractive workplace culture on the internet; 1 Introduction; 2 Business discourse in its contextual frameworks; 3 The construction of a company image; 4 Earlier studies of business discourse; 5 Presentation of the study; 6 Staff policy documents on multinational companies' websites. 7 Career stories on multinational companies' websites8 Discussion; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Context in spoken professional discourse: Language and practice in an international bridge design meeting; Introduction; Goals of the study; The theory/approach to discourse analysis that informs the study; How context is understood in the study; The context of the study; Data; Analysis; Findings; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Ethnicities without guarantees: An empirically situated approach; 1 Introduction and goals. 2 The context of the study: Old and new thinking about race/ethnicity3 Data: An interaction involving text messages, mobile phones and racial statements; 4 Our approach: Linguistic ethnography; 5 An initial analysis of the girls' interaction; 6 Implications for the interpretation of this episode; 7 Discussion; Notes; References; Chapter 8 Constructing contexts through grammar: Cognitive models and conceptualization in British newspaper reports of political protests; 1 Introduction; 2 Goals; 3 The cognitive linguistic approach; 4 Contexts as mental models.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (361 pages)
• Subjects: 418; Linguistics; Context (Linguistics); Discourse analysis; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling; Context (Linguistics); Discourse analysis; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Study & Teaching; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Language teaching theory & methods; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781623562359; 9781623563011; 1623563011
• Related ISBNs: 162356235X
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