Discourse topics are a frequently mentioned but rarely operationalised concept in linguistics. Taking a text linguistic approach and defining discourse topics as clusterings of concepts, this book examines and compares methods for investigating topic boundaries, topic identification and topic development. The first book to be devoted to topics in extended discourse, Discourse Topics examines topics in several genres and generates new insights into the nature of discourse topics that challenge the status quo.
It is essential reading for researchers in linguistics, discourse analysis, natural language processing and psychology whose work concerns topics.
| ISBN: | 9789027256744 |
| Publication date: | 24th November 2016 |
| Author: | Richard Watson Todd |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 330 pages |
| Series: | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |
Discourse topics are a frequently mentioned but rarely operationalised concept in linguistics. Taking a text linguistic approach and defining discourse topics as clusterings of concepts, this book examines and compares methods for investigating topic boundaries, topic identification and topic development.
Discourse Topics features in the following genres: Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
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Discourse Topics was written by Richard Watson Todd and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
Discourse Topics has 330 pages
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