Discourse, of Course
An overview of research in discourse studies
University of Tilburg
Discourse, of Course comes after Jan Renkema’s Introduction to Discourse Studies (2004) for undergraduates. The new book is a collection of twenty short papers. It is a capita selecta course and meant for graduate programs. The aim of this book is threefold:
- to present material for advanced courses in discourse studies;
- to unfold a stimulating display of research projects to future PhD students;
- to give an overview of new developments after the 2004 Introduction to Discourse Studies.
[Not in series, 148]
2009.
vii, 393 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Hardbound – Available
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9789027232588
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110.00
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165.00
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9789027289810
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Table of Contents
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A multiple invitation to discourse studies
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Part I. Discourse in communication
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Doing discourse with possible worlds
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Discourses "off course"?
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Part II. Discourse and other communication modes
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Discourse across semiotic modes
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Schemes and tropes in Visual Communication: The case of object grouping in advertisements
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Part III. Discourse types
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Text types and dynamism of genres
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Academic and professional written genres in disciplinary communication: Theoretical and empirical challenges
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Part IV. Discourse structures
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Why investigate textual information hierarchy?
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Implicit and explicit coherence relations
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Part V. Stylistics and rhetorics
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Style and culture in quantitative discourse analysis
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Devices of probability and obligation in text types
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Analysis and evaluation of argumentative discourse
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Part VI. Discourse and cognition
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Embodied cognition, discourse and dual coding theory: New directions
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The cognition of discourse coherence
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A computational psycholinguistic algorithm to measure cohesion in discourse
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Part VII. Discourse and institution
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Chinese questions and power relations in institutional dialogue
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Towards a process view of preformulation in press releases
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Media discourse
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Part VIII. Discourse and culture
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Critical discourse analysis
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Gendered discursive constructions of bank manager positions: Conflicting social identities
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The semiotics of racism: A critical discourse-historical analysis
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Key to the assignments
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References
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Index
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Quotes
“This is a very useful and multi disciplinary collection of papers in discourse studies, within a unique pedagogical framework that has been the hallmark of Jan Renkema's contributions to the field.”
Teun van Dijk, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
“A systematic analysis of naturalistic discourse requires an interdisciplinary effort that integrates the latest advances in discourse processes, theoretical and corpus linguistics, cognitive science, semiotics, rhetoric, and other related fields. This edited volume covers the important new work in these fields. The book will be helpful to both the seasoned discourse researchers and the budding new students and scholars.”
Arthur C. Graesser, University of Memphis
“I need only a few words to express my opinion about this book: I think it is an asset to the field. Furthermore, the format of the contributions makes the book very useful as a textbook for students.”
Carel Jansen, Radboud University Nijmegen, Stellenbosch University
“[...] Renkema’s aim to publish a book which serves not only as a textbook but also as a reference book to the latest research methods used in discourse studies has been achieved. The book gives a good overview of the field and practical tips on how to conduct research. It is an interesting read, and has the potential to appeal not only to students but also to the interested general public.”
fromDiscourse Studies, Vol. 13(6)- 2011. Pages 821-822
“The present collection stands out from other similar attempts in that it introduces material for advanced programs in discourse studies, proposes research projects to prospective PhD students, and presents synoptically, albeit spherically, recent advances in discourse studies. [...] "Discourse, of Course" should not be viewed as a mere textbook but as a tool via which students will deftly cement their own research, as a guide via which tutors will effectively design courses and seminars. In this sense, the volume fulfils Renkema's initial hope in intriguing and inspiring researchers in the field of discourse studies.”
Mariza Georgalou, Lancaster University, on Linguist List, 21.1516 (2010)
“A volume like this will have a strong attraction for researchers and teachers engaged in discourse and communication studies. One of the strong aspects of the collection is that it combines theory and practice to highlight pedagogy, which is rather rare in volumes of this kind.”
Vijay K. Bhatia, City University of Hong Kong
Subjects
Benjamins Subject classification
Linguistics
BIC Subject
CFG: Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics
U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 2008052214