Metadiscourse : exploring interaction in writing /
This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Metadiscourse is a key resource in language, as it allows the writer to eng...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2005.
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Colección: | Continuum discourse series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Metadiscourse is a key resource in language, as it allows the writer to engage with readers in familiar and expected ways. Writers use the devices of metadiscourse to adjust the level of personality in their texts, to offer a representation of themselves and their arguments. This helps the reader organise, interpret and evaluate the information presented in the text. Met. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 230 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-217) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781441155979 144115597X 1282309870 9781282309876 9786612309878 6612309873 |