Discourse Syntax - English Grammar Beyond the Sentence

List of contents

List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Concepts, Data, and Methods; 3. Non-Canonical Beginnings; 4. Variation in the Middle; 5. Special Endings; 6. Connectives; 7. Pronouns and Ellipsis; 8. Discourse Markers; 9. Grammar and Genre; References; Index.

About the author

Heidrun Dorgeloh is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Düsseldorf with many years of experience in teaching English syntax, discourse analysis, and the corpus-based study of language use. She has published books and journal articles on word order, syntactic variation, and genre and register.Anja Wanner is the Enid H. Anderson Professor of English and an award-winning teacher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A syntactician by training, she teaches classes on the structure of English and grammar in use. She has published two monographs and two co-edited collections on English syntax, syntactic variation, and genre.

Summary

Using data from linguistic corpora, this book is a comprehensive guide to the fast-moving field of Discourse Syntax, the study of syntax in the context of discourse. Geared towards intermediate to advanced students of English linguistics, it is also essential reading for researchers in the field.

Foreword

Using corpus data and insights from current research, this book introduces students to syntactic patterns motivated by discourse and genre.

Product details

• Authors: Heidrun Dorgeloh, Heidrun (Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Duss Dorgeloh, Dorgeloh Heidrun, Anja Wanner, Wanner Anja
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781108471053
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47105-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology