Variety in Written English: Texts in Society/Societies in Text (Interface)
ISBN-13:
9780415108393
ISBN-10:
041510839X
Author:
Tony Bex
Publication date:
1996
Publisher:
Routledge
Format:
Hardcover
240 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780415108393
ISBN-10:
041510839X
Author:
Tony Bex
Publication date:
1996
Publisher:
Routledge
Format:
Hardcover
240 pages
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Variety in Written English: Texts in Society/Societies in Text (Interface) (ISBN-13: 9780415108393 and ISBN-10: 041510839X), written by authors
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Combining insight from a variety of linguistic perspectives including Hallidayan functional linguistics and relevance theory, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operate within society to convey meaning. This book:- * looks at a wide variety of written genres - advertisments, letters, poetry and literature * provides an accessible and comprehensive survey of genre theory * proposes a challenging new way of analysing genre which emphasises communicative function * unusually, considers the relevance of linguistic theories of genre to the study of literary texts. * includes numerous exercises and annotated bibliographies Variety in Written Discourse will be of interest to all students of language and communication. In addition, it will be an invaluable text for those interested in literature, as well as English for Specific Purposes.
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