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Widdowson, H. G.

Text, context, pretext : critical issues in discourse analysis / H. G. Widdowson. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. - x, 185 p. ; 24 cm. - Language in society ; 35 . - Language in society (Oxford, England) ; .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-179) and indexes.

Text and discourse -- Text and grammar -- Context -- Context and co-text -- Pretext -- Critical discourse analysis -- Text and corpus analysis -- Analysis and interpretation -- Approach and method. TOC

Summary:
"This examination of the relations between grammar, text and discourse is designed to provoke genuinely critical discussion on key issues in discourse analysis which are not always clearly identified and examined." "The result is a volume that makes explicit the distinctions between the key concepts of text and discourse, and between context, co-text and pretext. It shows how these are related and can provide a theoretical frame of reference for the critical evaluation of current issues in discourse analysis."--BOOK JACKET.



ISBN: 0631234519 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780631234517 0631234527 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780631234524

LCCN: 2004016920

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Discourse analysis.

LC Class. No.: P302 / .W533 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 401.41 / WIT 2004