The aim of the book is to offset certain static conservative tendencies observable in text-linguistics by advancing a concept that is not restrictive and defensive but consciously welcomes new developments, seeks to extend the purview of applied text-linguistics and sets alternative priorities both in theory and practice. The main topics focussed on are: the concept of text and the functions of text-linguistics, intertextuality, writing research, the medial nature of texts, and translation-oriented, didactic and historical aspects of text-linguistics.