Alexandra Georgakopoulou and Dionysis Goutsos
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748620456
- eISBN:
- 9780748671397
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748620456.001.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
The book provides an accessible state-of-the-art discussion of current trends in the theory, method and tools for the language-focused analysis of text and discourse. The exposition is combined with ...
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The book provides an accessible state-of-the-art discussion of current trends in the theory, method and tools for the language-focused analysis of text and discourse. The exposition is combined with close analyses of a wide range of texts, e.g. narrative and non-narrative, spoken and written, from a variety of communication contexts and discourse types. The presentation is based on the fundamental distinction of two discourse modes, namely the narrative and non-narrative modes. The book is suitable for students and teachers of linguistics, including discourse analysis, textlinguistics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics, as well as for students across humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in the linguistic methods of discourse analysis. It includes guided activities for self-study or use in a classroom and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.Less
The book provides an accessible state-of-the-art discussion of current trends in the theory, method and tools for the language-focused analysis of text and discourse. The exposition is combined with close analyses of a wide range of texts, e.g. narrative and non-narrative, spoken and written, from a variety of communication contexts and discourse types. The presentation is based on the fundamental distinction of two discourse modes, namely the narrative and non-narrative modes. The book is suitable for students and teachers of linguistics, including discourse analysis, textlinguistics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics, as well as for students across humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in the linguistic methods of discourse analysis. It includes guided activities for self-study or use in a classroom and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.
Alexandra Georgakopoulou and Dionysis Goutsos
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748620456
- eISBN:
- 9780748671397
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748620456.003.0002
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
The chapter discusses the various forms that communication through text takes in discourse, starting from the systematic groupings of discourse activities into speech events that differ across ...
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The chapter discusses the various forms that communication through text takes in discourse, starting from the systematic groupings of discourse activities into speech events that differ across languages and cultures. One of the unifying principles that underlie this diversity is the use of mental patterns such as scripts and schemata, which help participants produce and interpret discourse. Other systematic groupings involve the notions of genre and discourse type, as well as the dichotomy between speech and writing, which is discussed and critically assessed. The discussion suggests that a useful means of categorising discourse is that of discourse modes and proposes the distinction between narrative and non-narrative modes as a fundamental one. This distinction forms the backbone of the rest of the book. The defining characteristics of the two modes are outlined and summarised here, although it is pointed out that the interaction between them is equally fascinating.Less
The chapter discusses the various forms that communication through text takes in discourse, starting from the systematic groupings of discourse activities into speech events that differ across languages and cultures. One of the unifying principles that underlie this diversity is the use of mental patterns such as scripts and schemata, which help participants produce and interpret discourse. Other systematic groupings involve the notions of genre and discourse type, as well as the dichotomy between speech and writing, which is discussed and critically assessed. The discussion suggests that a useful means of categorising discourse is that of discourse modes and proposes the distinction between narrative and non-narrative modes as a fundamental one. This distinction forms the backbone of the rest of the book. The defining characteristics of the two modes are outlined and summarised here, although it is pointed out that the interaction between them is equally fascinating.
G. E. R. Lloyd
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198854593
- eISBN:
- 9780191888847
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198854593.003.0003
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
This chapter investigates what an analysis of different modes of discourse and the pragmatics of communication can contribute to a resolution of the problems of mutual intelligibility across ...
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This chapter investigates what an analysis of different modes of discourse and the pragmatics of communication can contribute to a resolution of the problems of mutual intelligibility across languages and cultures. Drawing on the work of J.L. Austin, Grice, Tambiah, and Hugh-Jones, and using examples from ancient history (Greece, China, and India) and anthropology (Barasana), it emphasizes the need to take into account the pragmatics of communicative exchanges, their social contexts, the roles of audiences and the availability of indigenous categories of discourse. It points especially to the dangers of the uncritical use of common Western distinctions, such as that between ‘rational account’ (logos) and ‘myth’.Less
This chapter investigates what an analysis of different modes of discourse and the pragmatics of communication can contribute to a resolution of the problems of mutual intelligibility across languages and cultures. Drawing on the work of J.L. Austin, Grice, Tambiah, and Hugh-Jones, and using examples from ancient history (Greece, China, and India) and anthropology (Barasana), it emphasizes the need to take into account the pragmatics of communicative exchanges, their social contexts, the roles of audiences and the availability of indigenous categories of discourse. It points especially to the dangers of the uncritical use of common Western distinctions, such as that between ‘rational account’ (logos) and ‘myth’.
Charlotte Eubanks
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520265615
- eISBN:
- 9780520947894
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520265615.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Buddhism
This chapter studies the metafictional elements of sutras. It looks at how these elements work together to create presence and agency, and identifies the directives that serve as the sutras' ...
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This chapter studies the metafictional elements of sutras. It looks at how these elements work together to create presence and agency, and identifies the directives that serve as the sutras' authority when they ask their followers to accept, keep, recite, copy, read, worship, and explain them. The chapter also examines the ways that Mahāyāna sutras go across oral and written modes of discourse, move between visual and aural sense worlds, and maybe even halt different norms of ordinary Buddhist traditions.Less
This chapter studies the metafictional elements of sutras. It looks at how these elements work together to create presence and agency, and identifies the directives that serve as the sutras' authority when they ask their followers to accept, keep, recite, copy, read, worship, and explain them. The chapter also examines the ways that Mahāyāna sutras go across oral and written modes of discourse, move between visual and aural sense worlds, and maybe even halt different norms of ordinary Buddhist traditions.
