"'Students are often told that successful writing in English is 'reader-friendly'. It must fit together logically, be signposted to guide readers, and take the reader's likely responses and processing difficulties into account. But it also needs to work for the writer too, as we communicate for a reason. We use language to persuade, inform, entertain or perhaps just engage an audience, and this means conveying an attitude to what we say and to our readers. These functions are collectively known as metadiscourse: the linguistic expressions which refer to the evolving text and to the writer and imagined reader of that text.' Ken Hyland, from the Preface"

This book provides an accessible introduction to metadiscourse, discussing its role and importance in written communication. It explores examples from a wide range of texts from business, journalism, academia and student writing to present a new theory of metadiscourse. The final section of the book explores the importance of metadiscourse for teachers and students, and details its practical advantages and applications in the writing class. Accessibly written and packed with examples, Metadiscourse is an essential introduction for students of applied linguistics, language teachers and academics.
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Part 1. What is Metadiscourse?; 1. First impressions; 2. Definitions, issues and classifications; 3. A Metadiscourse model; Part 2: Metadiscourse in practice; 4. Metadiscourse and rhetoric; 5. Metadiscourse and genre; 6. Metadiscourse and culture; 7. Metadiscourse and community; Part 3: Issues and implications; 8. Metadiscourse in the classroom; 9. Issues and directions; References; Appendix: Metadiscourse search items.
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Discourse is one of the most significant concepts of contemporary thinking in the humanities and social sciences as it concerns the ways language mediates and shapes our interactions with each other and with the social, political and cultural formations of our society. The Bloomsbury Discourse series aims to capture the fast-developing interest in discourse to provide students, new and experienced teachers and researchers in applied linguistics, ELT and English language with an essential bookshelf. Each book deals with a core topic in discourse studies to give an in-depth, structured and readable introduction to an aspect of the way language is used in real life.
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ISBN
9780826476104
Publisert
2005-09-12
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

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Biografisk notat

Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education at the University of East Anglia, UK.