Worlds of Written Discourse - Bhatia Vijay
Worlds of Written Discourse - Bhatia Vijay Genre theory in the past few years has contributed immensely to our understanding of the way discourse is used in academic, professional and institutional…
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Worlds of Written Discourse - Bhatia Vijay
Genre theory in the past few years has contributed immensely to our understanding of the way discourse is used in academic, professional and institutional contexts. This has led to the use of simplified and idealised genres. However, its development has been constrained by the nature and design of its applications, which have invariably focused on language teaching and learning, or communication training and consultation.
This tension between the real world of written discourse and its representation in applied genre-based literature is the main theme of this book. In contrast to this, the real world of discourse is complex, dynamic and unpredictable. The book addresses this theme from the perspectives of four rather different worlds: the world of reality, the world of private intentions, the world of analysis and the world of applications.
Using examples from a range of situations