Overview

Combining insights from a variety of linguistic perspectives, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operate within society to convey meaning. He examines a wide variety of written genres including advertisements, letters, poetry and literature. Bex provides an accessible and comprehensive survey of genre theory and proposes a challenging new way of analyzing genre which emphasizes communicative function. He also considers the relevance of linguistic theories of genre to the study of literary texts.

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Author:   Tony Bex
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415108409

ISBN 10:   0415108403
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 September 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'This is not a book that provides cut and dried answers; it is a book of questions and dicussion. As such it is open-ended, and it is this which makes the book intellectually stimulating and attractive ... should appearly to readers accross a wide range of disciplines and different theoretical approaches. A fascinating discussion of the issues, which carries the debate forward.' - Language and Literature

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