In modern times science has avoided rhetorical and poetical forms. Its hallmarks were brevity and exactitude, with disdain for "non-functional" ornamentation. This book shows that the language of scientists does remain language and that a skillful use of its rhetorical and poeti…
The volume assesses performative structures within a variety of medieval forms of textuality, from vernacular literature to records of parliamentary proceedings, from prayer books to musical composition. Three issues are central to the volume: the role of ritual speech acts; the…
Academic discourse
by Flowerdew, John, Taylor & Francis
fromApplied Linguistics and Language Study
This book focuses on English for academic purposes. Professor John Flowerdew demonstrates the scope, theoretical issues and pedagogical concerns of discourse analysis within academic contexts.
This book focuses on English for academic purposes. Professor John Flowerdew demonstrates the scope, theoretical issues and pedagogical concerns of discourse analysis within academic contexts.
This book focuses on English for academic purposes. Professor John Flowerdew demonstrates the scope, theoretical issues and pedagogical concerns of discourse analysis within academic contexts.
Examines genres as instances of social processes, enacting a range of important institutional practices, hence also shaping people's subjectivities.
