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Discourse Structure and Anaphora: Written and Conversational English: 48 (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 48) - Softcover

Fox, Barbara A.

 
9780521439909: Discourse Structure and Anaphora: Written and Conversational English: 48 (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 48)

Synopsis

A study of anaphora in written and spoken discourse, using data from three English genres.

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Review

"...is a tightly argued, well-documented, innovative reformulation of the theory of anaphora that should have an impact on thinking about anaphora in discourse." Studies in Second Language Learning

Book Description

This study uses conversation analysis and rhetorical structure analysis to look at the distribution of pronouns and full noun phrases in three different genres of English. It considers the hierarchical structure of text and the significance of social, interactional and affective factors for text organisation.

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