Description |
1 online resource (x, 243 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Studies in corpus linguistics, 1388-0373 ; v. 24 |
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Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 24. 1388-0373
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Contents |
Metadiscourse in L1 and L2 English; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. A model of metadiscourse; 3. Personal metadiscourse; 4. Impersonal metadiscourse; 5. The textual distribution of metadiscourse; 6. Possible causes of variation in metadiscourse use; 7. Theories of metadiscourse; 8. Conclusions; Appendix 1. Comparability of the corpora; Appendix 2. The control corpus and the norm; Appendix 3. Metadiscourse as non-propositional material?; Appendix 4. Meta-terminology; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index |
Summary |
The pervasive phenomenon of metadiscourse - commentary on the ongoing discourse - is beginning to take its rightful place among the major topics of discourse studies. This book makes simultaneous contributions to the theory of metadiscourse, corpus-based methods of studying such phenomena, and our knowledge of metadiscourse use in written English. After comprehensively reviewing previous research, it introduces a more rigorous and empirical approach to metadiscourse studies. Ädel presents a new model of metadiscourse based on Jakobson's functions of language, and other conceptual tools, includ |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and indexes |
Notes |
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Subject |
English language -- Discourse analysis.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Reflexives.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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English language -- Discourse analysis
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Reflexives
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2006045728 |
ISBN |
9027222975 |
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9789027222978 |
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9789027293299 |
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9027293295 |
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