Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions) - Softcover

Cutting, Joan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415253586 ISBN 13: 9780415253581

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Pragmatics and Discourse, 2nd edition:

• has been revised and reorganised to place more emphasis on pragmatics
• covers the core areas of the subject: context and co-text, Speech Act Theory, Conversation Analysis, Exchange Structure, Interactional Sociolinguistics, the Cooperative Principle, Politeness Theory and extends to more applied areas: Corpus Linguistics & Communities of Practice, and Intercultural Pragmatics, Interlanguage Pragmatics & language learning
• draws on a wealth of texts: from Bend it Like Beckham and The Motorcycle Diaries to political speeches, newspaper extracts and blogs.
• provides classic readings from the key names in the discipline, from Sperber and Wilson to Fairclough, Wodak and Gumperz
• is accompanied by a supporting website

Key features of the new edition include: two new strands on Corpora & Communities and Culture & Language Learning; the merging of two strands on Context and Co-text; new material from speaker-based cognitive linguistics; updated references; and fresh examples and exercises.

Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language and linguistics.

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Review

'This is an ideal book for anyone beginning the study of discourse and pragmatics; it is transparently written without being simplistic or patronising, and is thorough and detailed without being obscure or mystifying.' - Michael McCarthy, University of Nottingham 'Joan Cutting's book provides an excellent introduction to one of the most intensively researched areas in linguistics and communication studies - pragmatics and discourse analysis. It offers the novice in the field exciting, creative and accessible ways in which to gain an understanding of the most important issues, and it also gives us old hands stimulating new food for thought.' - Richard Watts, University of Berne, Switzerland

From the Back Cover

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.
Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the Routledge English Language Introductions series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.
Pragmatics and Discourse:

• covers all the core areas of the subject: context, co-text, speech acts, conversation, cooperative principle and politeness
• draws on a wealth of real texts, from TV programmes such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Dalziel and Pascoe, to mobile text messages and Winnie the Pooh
• provides classic readings from the key names in the discipline, from Sperber and Wilson to Hoey, Wodak and Gumperz.

Written by an experienced teacher, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language and linguistics.

 

The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/pragmatics

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415253586
• ISBN 13: 9780415253581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200