Relations and Functions within and around Language (Paperback)

This book describes language as a network of functional relations involving a context which is also a network of functional relations. The essays in Part I present several perspectives on the theory of language as functional relations. The essays in Part II discuss an oral text using a variety of functional perspectives. All of the essays are by linguists interested in oral and written texts who have achieved international recognition in their fields. Illustrated in this book are cognitive, social construction, social praxis and anthropological approaches to the description of text. Currently in linguistics there is a movement towards careful use of corpora in linguistic and text analysis. This movement has involved the use of written corpora, spoken corpora and corpora which consist of combinations of spoken and written text. But little detailed discussion of the language of a single oral text from multiple perspectives has been published. Most text analyzes address written texts - often literary works. This book is among the first to integrate the analysis of the language of spoken and written texts.

General

Imprint:	Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2002
First published:	June 2002
Editors:	Michael Cummings • Peter Fries • David Lockwood • William Spruiell
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	410
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-5369-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8264-5369-4
Barcode:	9780826453693

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