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Author:   Gail Forey ,  Geoff Thompson
Publisher:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
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9781845539122


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 May 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Gail Forey ,  Geoff Thompson
Publisher:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781845539122


ISBN 10:   1845539125
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 May 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Gail Forey and Geoff Thompson Introduction 1 Peter H. Fries, formerly University of Michigan The textual metafunction as a site for a discussion of the goals of linguistics and techniques of linguistic analysis 2 Geoff Thompson and Susan Thompson, University of Liverpool Theme, Subject and the unfolding of text 3 John Corbett, University of Glasgow Theme, field and genre: Thematic realisations in academic articles and their popularisations 4 Hugh Gosden, formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology Thematic content in peer reviews of scientific papers 5 Ann Montemayor-Borsinger, Instituto Balseiro/Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and Instituto de Linguistica, Universidad de Buenos Aires Text-type and Texture: The potential of Theme for the study of research writing development 6 David Hyatt, University of Sheffield 'to elicit an honest answer - which may occasionally be the same as the truth': Texture and the antagonistic political interview 7 Gail Forey, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Projecting clauses: Interpersonal realisation of control and power in workplace texts 8 Michael Hoey, University of Liverpool What can linguistics tell us about writing skills? 9 Caroline Coffin, Open University, and Beverley Derewianka, University of Wollongong Multimodal layout in school history books: The texturing of historical interpretation 10 Susan Hood, University of Technology Sydney Texturing interpersonal meanings in academic argument: Pulses and prosodies of value 11 Tony Berber Sardinha and Leila Barbara, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Sao Paulo Cultural stereotype and modality: A study into modal use in Brazilian and Portuguese meetings 12 J. R. Martin, University of Sydney Boomer dreaming: The texture of re-colonisation in a lifestyle magazine

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Gail Forey is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has contributed to a number of journals and edited volumes. Geoff Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Liverpool. He currently runs the MA in TESOL, and teaches courses on Functional Grammar and language teaching methodology. He has published an introductory book on Functional Grammar (second edition 2004), and co-edited (with Susan Hunston) System and Corpus: Exploring Connections (Equinox, 2006).

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