This book is a tribute to Malcolm Coulthard, who has been remarkably active and influential across a wide range of English Language Studies. He is particularly well-known for his pioneering work in spoken and written discourse analysis and most recently, for his work in forensic linguistics. This collection of specially commissioned, state-of-the-art pieces by leading international linguists is dedicated to the man and his achievements and provides a showcase for the most exciting developments in applied discourse studies. All the papers share common assumptions about language study: that descriptions should be data-based, data-tested and replicable. The collection as a whole contains original and important new research on descriptions, with intriuging applications to forensic, gender and literary studies.
Author(s): Gwyneth Fox
Edition: annotated edition
Year: 1993
Language: English
Pages: 232
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Malcolm Coulthard: a short appreciation......Page 10
Publications of Malcolm Coulthard......Page 13
Introduction......Page 18
WRITTEN DISCOURSE STRUCTURE......Page 23
A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF POLARITY AND PRIMARY TENSE IN THE ENGLISH FINITE CLAUSE......Page 49
A COMMON SIGNAL IN DISCOURSE: HOW THE WORD REASON IS USED IN TEXTS......Page 84
GRAMMAR AND LEXIS: SOME PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS......Page 100
DESCRIBING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LANGUAGE: PUPILS, TEACHERS AND THE LINC PROGRAMME......Page 111
PRINCIPLES OF CONVERSATION IN BEOWULFIAN SPEECH......Page 126
LANGUAGE, CHARACTER AND ACTION: A LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF CHARACTER IN A HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY......Page 144
REPRESENTATIONS IN PROSE: SETTING THE SCENE......Page 160
TELLING TALES......Page 171
SPOKEN DISCOURSE MARKERS IN WRITTEN TEXT......Page 187
A COMPARISON OF 'POLICESPEAK' AND 'NORMALSPEAK': A PRELIMINARY STUDY......Page 200
FROM DISCOURSE ANALYSIS TO CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: THE DIFFERENTIAL RE-PRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND MEN SPEAKING IN WRITTEN NEWS......Page 213
Index......Page 226
