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Text, context, pretext : critical issues in discourse analysis / H. G. Widdowson.

By: Widdowson, H. GMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Language in society (Oxford, England)Publication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. Description: x, 185 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0631234519 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780631234517 ; 0631234527 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780631234524Subject(s): Discourse analysisDDC classification: 401.41 LOC classification: P302 | .W533 2004Online resources: Table of contents | WorldCat details | Ebook Fulltext
Contents:
TOC Text and discourse -- Text and grammar -- Context -- Context and co-text -- Pretext -- Critical discourse analysis -- Text and corpus analysis -- Analysis and interpretation -- Approach and method.
Summary: Summary: "This examination of the relations between grammar, text and discourse is designed to provoke genuinely critical discussion on key issues in discourse analysis which are not always clearly identified and examined." "The result is a volume that makes explicit the distinctions between the key concepts of text and discourse, and between context, co-text and pretext. It shows how these are related and can provide a theoretical frame of reference for the critical evaluation of current issues in discourse analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-179) and indexes.

TOC Text and discourse -- Text and grammar -- Context -- Context and co-text -- Pretext -- Critical discourse analysis -- Text and corpus analysis -- Analysis and interpretation -- Approach and method.

Summary:
"This examination of the relations between grammar, text and discourse is designed to provoke genuinely critical discussion on key issues in discourse analysis which are not always clearly identified and examined." "The result is a volume that makes explicit the distinctions between the key concepts of text and discourse, and between context, co-text and pretext. It shows how these are related and can provide a theoretical frame of reference for the critical evaluation of current issues in discourse analysis."--BOOK JACKET.

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