Oxford Introductions to Language Study

A series of brief, clear introductions to the main areas of language study.

Discourse Analysis

Henry Widdowson

This book examines the concepts of schema, register, and discourse genre. It considers what corpus descriptions of text tell us about language and examines how speakers take turns and negotiate meaning.

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A series of brief, clear introductions to the main areas of language study.

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This book examines the concepts of schema, register, and discourse genre. It considers what corpus descriptions of text tell us about language and examines how speakers take turns and negotiate meaning.

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