Register, Genre, and Style
Author:   Douglas Biber (Northern Arizona University) ,  Susan Conrad (Portland State University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   420
Publication Date:   16 May 2019
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Author:   Douglas Biber (Northern Arizona University) ,  Susan Conrad (Portland State University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781108444088


ISBN 10:   1108444083
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   16 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781108444088
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Registers, genres, and styles: fundamental varieties of language; Part I. Analytical Framework: 2. Describing the situational characteristics of registers and genres; 3. Analysing linguistic features and their functions; Part II. Detailed Descriptions of Registers, Genres, and Styles: 4. Interpersonal spoken registers; 5. Written registers, genres, and styles; 6. Academic and professional written registers; 7. Registers and genres in interpersonal electronic communication; 8. Historical evolution of registers, genres, and styles; Part III. Larger Theoretical Issues: 9. Multidimensional patterns of register variation; 10. Register studies in context.

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'This book is an excellent discourse analysis resource for both students and professionals from all research orientations. It includes very detailed frameworks for situational, linguistic, and functional analyses of variation.' Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University `This book is an excellent discourse analysis resource for both students and professionals from all research orientations. It includes very detailed frameworks for situational, linguistic, and functional analyses of variation.' Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University


Advance praise: 'This book is an excellent discourse analysis resource for both students and professionals from all research orientations. It includes very detailed frameworks for situational, linguistic, and functional analyses of variation.' Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University Advance praise: `This book is an excellent discourse analysis resource for both students and professionals from all research orientations. It includes very detailed frameworks for situational, linguistic, and functional analyses of variation.' Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University


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Douglas Biber is Regents' Professor of English (Applied Linguistics) at Northern Arizona University. His research efforts have focused on corpus linguistics, English grammar, and register variation. He has published over 220 research articles and 24 books including Variation across Speech and Writing (Cambridge, 1988), Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (1999), and The Cambridge Handbook of English Corpus Linguistics (Cambridge, 2015). Susan Conrad is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University. Her research investigates how people vary their grammar, vocabulary, and organization to fulfil different purposes. Her work has appeared in diverse journals, from the Journal of Engineering Education to Register Studies. Her previous books include Real Grammar: A Corpus-Based Approach to English (2009) and Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (1999) among others.

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