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Textual Interaction: An Introduction to Written Discourse Analysis

Paperback

Main Details

Title Textual Interaction: An Introduction to Written Discourse Analysis
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Hoey
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreSemantics
ISBN/Barcode 9780415231695
ClassificationsDewey:420.141
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 30 line drawings, bibliography.

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 14 September 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Textual Interaction provides a clear and cogent account of written discourse analysis. Hoey clearly sets out his own approach and compares it with other approaches. Each chapter introduces key concepts and analytical techniques, describes important parallel work and major issues, and suggests how to apply the ideas to the teaching and learning of reading and writing. In this activity-based book, Hoey analyses a wide variety of narrative texts: fairytales, novels, poems, short stories, jokes; and non narrative texts: posters, timetables, till receipts. He shows how much these very different text types have in common with each other and argues that, in the interaction between writer and reader, the reader has as much power as the writer. Written in a lively and accessible style, Textual Interaction is suitable for adoption on text linguistics, applied linguistics, critical discourse analysis, and stylistics courses.

Author Biography

Michael Hoey is Baines Professor of English Language and Director of the Applied English Language Studies Unit at the University of Liverpool. His books include On the Surface of Discourse and Patterns of Lexis in Text.