Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1 What in discourse analysis?
1.1 A brief historical overview
1.2 Form and function
1.3 Speech acts and discourse structures
1.4 The scope of discourse analysis
1.5 Spoken discourse:models of analysis
1.6 Conversations outside the classroom
1.7 Talk as a social activity
1.8 Written discourse
1.9 Text and interpretation
1.10 Larger patterns in text
1.11 Conclusion
Chapter 2 Discourse analysis and grammar
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Grammatical cohesion and textuality
2.2.1 Reference
2.2.2 Ellipsis and substitution
2.2.3 Conjunction
2.3 Theme and rheme
2.4 Tense and aspect
2.5 Conclusion
Chapter 3 Discourse analysis and vocalbulary
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Lexical cohesion
3.3 Lexis in talk
3.4 Textual aspects of lexical competence
3.5 Vocabulary and the organising of text
3.6 Signalling larger textual patterns
3.7 Register and signalling vocabulary
3.8 Modality
3.9 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Discourse analysls and phonology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Pronunciation
4.3 Rhythm
4.4 Word stress and prominence
4.5 The placing of prominence
4.6 intonational units
4.7 Tones and their meanings
4.7.1 Types of tones
4.7.2 Grammatical approaches
4.7.3 Attitudinal approaches
4.7.4 Interactive approaches
4.8 Key
4.9 Pitch across speakers
4.10 Summary
4.11 Conclusion
Chapter 5 Spoken language
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Adjacency pairs
5.3 Exchanges
5.4 Turn-taking
5.5 Transactions and topics
5.5.1 Transactions
5.5.2 Topics
5.6 Interactional and transactional talk
5.7 Stories,anecdotes,jokes
5.8 Other spoken discourse types
5.9 Speech and grammar
5.10 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Written language
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Text types
6.3 Speech and writing
6.4 Units in written discourse
6.5 Clause relations
6.6 Getting to grips with larger patterns
6.7 Patterns and the learner
6.8 Culture and rhetoric
6.9 Discourse and the reader
6.10 Conclusion
Guidance for Reader actvities
References
Index