| Edition |
3rd ed.
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| Publication |
London, Routledge, 1997.
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| Description |
xv, 331 pBlue spine
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| Series |
Intertext
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| Summary/Abstract |
Discusses the origin of words, sentence structures, text patterns and content.
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| Contents |
Unit 1. Signs and sounds. Signs. Sounds
Unit 2. Words and things. What are Words Made Of? Word and Meaning. Historical Dimensions
Unit 3. Sentences and structures. Nouns and Patterns. Verbs and Patterns. Sentences and Patterns. Texts and Patterns
Unit 4. Text and context: written discourse. Make and Mend. Tracing the Patterns. The Textile Industry
Unit 5. Text and context: spoken discourse. Speech Events. Storytelling. Speeches. Conversation: Some Ground Rules. Conversation in Practice. The Representation of Talk.
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| Standard Number |
041514597X Pb.
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