| Description |
viii, 550 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to the Handbook of Discourse Processes / Arthur C. Graesser, Morton A. Gernsbacher and Susan R. Goldman -- 2. Genres, Registers, and Contexts of Discourse / Allen D. Grimshaw -- 3. Text Comprehension / Rolf A. Zwaan and Murray Singer -- 4. Processes of Interactive Spoken Discourse: The Role of the Partner / Michael F. Schober and Susan E. Brennan -- 5. Classroom Discourse / Courtney B. Cazden and Sarah W. Beck -- 6. Learning From Traditional and Alternative Texts: New Conceptualizations for the Information Age / Patricia A. Alexander and Tamara L. Jetton -- 7. Theories and Methods in Mediated Communication / Steve Whittaker -- 8. Narrative Discourse / David Bloome -- 9. Literary Discourse / David S. Miall -- 10. Nonliteral Speech Acts in Text and Discourse / Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. -- 11. Discourse Development / Michael Bamberg and Luke Moissinac -- 12. Discourse in Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence / Johanna D. Moore and Peter Wiemer-Hastings |
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13. Quantitative Cognitive Models of Text and Discourse Processing / Peter W. Foltz |
| Summary |
"This handbook is intended as a cognitively oriented yet comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary area known as discourse studies. The field of discourse processes is currently fuelled by seven dominant approaches: discourse psychology, corpus analysis, computational discourse, discourse technologies, conversation analysis, hybrid qualitative and quantitative approaches, and cultural foundations. Most of these approaches are hybrids of two or more disciplines. The authors' hope is that the field will become more interdisciplinary instead of multidisciplinary, and they ultimately argue that discourse processing research will become progressively more sophisticated to the extent that it shifts from being multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary. This shift requires developing an appreciation for multiple methods of establishing rigorous scientific claims which are discussed in this handbook. The authors also discuss future trends in this field of research including the integration of neuroscience with discourse research, the use of more advanced computer technologies for analysing discourse, and a more pronounced shift from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary research." -- WEBSITE |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Discourse analysis -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Goldman, Susan R.
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Graesser, Arthur C.
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Gernsbacher, Morton Ann.
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| LC no. |
2002070266 |
| ISBN |
0805835555 cloth alkaline paper |
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