Name: Modes of Discourse Hardback: The Local Structure of Texts (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
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Author: Smith, Carlota S.
ISBN: 9780521781695

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Modes of Discourse Hardback: The Local Structure of Texts (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)

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Physical Book

Author

Carlota S. Smith

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2003

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.0 x 16.3 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.66 kg.

ISBN

0521781698

ISBN13

9780521781695

Synopsis "Modes of Discourse Hardback: The Local Structure of Texts (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) "

In studying discourse, the problem for the linguist is to find a fruitful level of analysis. Carlota Smith offers a new approach with this study of discourse passages, units of several sentences or more. She introduces the key idea of the "Discourse Mode", identifying five modes: Narrative, Description, Report, Information, Argument. Smith analyzes the properties that distinguish each mode, focusing on grammatical rather than lexical information. The book also examines presentational matters: topic and focus; variation in syntactic structure; and subjectivity, or point of view.

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