ENGLISH

Register, Genre, and Style (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

By Douglas Biber , Susan Conrad

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0521860601, 9780521860604, 9780511658259, 0521677890, 9780521677899
LCC
P302.815 .B536 2009
Open Library ID
OL23554729M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1801869 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
354\356
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book describes the most important kinds of texts in English and introduces the methodological techniques used to analyse them. Three analytical approaches are introduced and compared, describing a wide range of texts from the perspectives of register, genre and style. The primary focus of the book is on the analysis of registers. Part 1 introduces an analytical framework for studying registers, genre conventions, and styles. Part 2 provides detailed descriptions of particular text varieties in English, including spoken interpersonal varieties (conversation, university office hours, service encounters), written varieties (newspapers, academic prose, fiction), and emerging electronic varieties (e-mail, internet forums, text messages). Finally, Part 3 introduces advanced analytical approaches using corpora, and discusses theoretical concerns, such as the place of register studies in linguistics, and practical applications of register analysis. Each chapter ends with three types of activities: reflection and review activities, analysis activities, and larger project ideas.

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