New Book: RENKEMA

[Christopher Bell]

John Benjamins Publishing Company is pleased to announce the publication of
the following book in the field of Discourse Studies:

Introduction to Discourse Studies

Jan Renkema
University of Tilburg

2004. x, 363 pp.

U.S. and Canada: Cloth: 1 58811 529 1 / USD 138.00
Everywhere else: Cloth: 90 272 2610 5 / EUR 115.00

U.S. and Canada: Paper: 1 58811 530 5 / USD 42.95
Everywhere else: Paper: 90 272 3221 0 / EUR 36.00


Introduction to Discourse Studies follows on Jan Renkema's successful
Discourse Studies: An Introductory Textbook (1993), published in four
languages. This new book deals with even more key concepts in discourse
studies and approaches major issues in this field from the Anglo-American
and European as well as the Australian traditions. It provides a
'scientific toolkit' for future courses on discourse studies and serves as
a stepping stone to the independent study of professional literature.

Introduction to Discourse Studies is the result of more than twenty-five
years of experience gained in doing research and teaching students,
professionals and academics at various universities. The book is organized
in fifteen comprehensive chapters, each subdivided in modular sections that
can be studied separately. It includes
400 references, from the most-cited contemporary publications to
influential classic works;
500 index entries covering frequently used concepts in the field;
more than 100 thought-provoking questions, all elaborately answered, which
are ideal for teacher-supported self-education;
nearly 100 assignments that provide ample material for teachers to focus on
specific topics of their own preference in their lectures.

Jan Renkema is a member of the Discourse Studies Group at Tilburg
University, The Netherlands, where he also holds the Chair in Effective
Language Use. He is general editor of IDJ + DD (Information Design Journal
+ Document Design).


Table of contents

Acknowledgments
ix
1. Introduction
1
Part I. General orientation
2. Communication as action
11
3. Discourse in communication
35
Part II. Backpacking for a scientific journey
4. Discourse types
59
5. Structured content
87
6. Discourse connections
103
7. Contextual phenomena
121
8. Style
145
Part III. Special modes of communication
9. Conversation analysis
161
10. Informative discourse
175
11. Narratives
191
12. Argumentation and persuasion
203
Part IV. Special interests
13. Discourse and cognition
221
14. Discourse and institution
253
15. Discourse and culture
279
Key to the questions
299
References
339
Index
357


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