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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Section 1: What is metadiscourse?; Chapter 1 First impressions; 1.1 A brief overview of metadiscourse; 1.2 A context of emergence: information and interaction; 1.3 Metadiscourse and audience awareness; 1.4 Metadiscourse, interaction and audience; 1.5 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 2 Definitions, issues and classifications; 2.1 Definitions of metadiscourse; 2.2 Propositional and metadiscourse meanings; 2.3 ''Levels of meaning''; 2.4 Functional analyses; 2.5 ''Textual'' and ''interpersonal'' functions; 2.6 Metadiscourse signals.
- 2.7 Categorizations of metadiscourse2.8 Summary and conclusions; Chapter 3 A metadiscourse model; 3.1 Key principles of metadiscourse; 3.2 A classification of metadiscourse; 3.3 Metadiscourse resources; 3.4 An illustration: metadiscourse in postgraduate writing; 3.5 The limits of description; 3.6 Summary and conclusions; Section 2: Metadiscourse in practice; Chapter 4 Metadiscourse and rhetoric; 4.1 The concept of rhetoric; 4.2 Academic discourse and rhetoric; 4.3 Metadiscourse, ethos and The Origin of Species; 4.4 Business discourse and metadiscourse.
- 4.5 Metadiscourse and rhetoric in company annual reports4.6 Summary and conclusions; Chapter 5 Metadiscourse and genre; 5.1 The concept of genre; 5.2 Metadiscourse and genre; 5.3 Metadiscourse in academic research articles; 5.4 Metadiscourse in popular science articles; 5.5 Metadiscourse in introductory textbooks; 5.6 Summary and conclusions; Chapter 6 Metadiscourse and culture; 6.1 Culture and language; 6.2 Metadiscourse across languages; 6.3 Metadiscourse and writing in English; 6.4 Interactive metadiscourse in English; 6.5 Interactional metadiscourse in English; 6.6 Summary and conclusions.
- Chapter 7 Metadiscourse and community7.1 The concept of community; 7.2 Community, academic writing and metadiscourse; 7.3 Metadiscourse variation in articles across disciplines; 7.4 Interactional metadiscourse in articles across disciplines; 7.5 Interactive metadiscourse in articles across disciplines; 7.6 Metadiscourse variation in textbooks across disciplines; 7.7 Interactional metadiscourse in textbooks across disciplines; 7.8 Interactive metadiscourse in textbooks across disciplines; 7.9 Summary and conclusions; Section 3: Issues and implications; Chapter 8 Metadiscourse in the classroom.
- 8.1 Students, writing and audience awareness8.2 Advantages of teaching metadiscourse features; 8.3 Some teaching principles; 8.4 Some teaching strategies; 8.5 Summary and conclusions; Chapter 9 Issues and directions; 9.1 Metadiscourse and the socially situated writer; 9.2 Metadiscourse and interpersonal engagement; 9.3 Metadiscourse and discourse variation; 9.4 Metadiscourse and classroom practice; 9.5 Methodological issues; 9.6 Some implications and remaining issues; 9.7 Further research; References; Appendix: Metadiscourse items investigated; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L.