TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bhatia,V.K.
TI  - Worlds of written discourse: [a genre-based view] 
T2  - Advances in applied linguistics
SN  - 9781441139597
AV  - P302 .B485 2004eb
U1  - 808/.001/4 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Discourse analysis, Literary
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Style
KW  - Literary form
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Discours littéraire
KW  - Langage et langues
KW  - Stylistique
KW  - Genres littéraires
KW  - Anglais (Langue)
KW  - Étude et enseignement
KW  - literary criticism
KW  - aat
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - REFERENCE
KW  - Writing Skills
KW  - Composition & Creative Writing
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Subtitle from cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-223) and index; Overview. Perspectives on written discourse -- The world of reality. Genres within specific domains ; Genres across domains : genre colonies -- The world of private intentions. Appropriation of generic resources ; Generic integrity -- The world of analytical perspectives. Integrating research methods -- The world of applications. Applications of genre theory
N2  - Genre theory in the past few years has contributed immensely to our understanding of the way discourse is used in academic, professional and institutional contexts. However, its development has been constrained by the nature and design of its applications, which have invariably focused on language teaching and learning, or communication training and consultation. This has led to the use of simplified and idealised genres. In contrast to this, the real world of discourse is complex, dynamic and unpredictable. This tension between the real world of written discourse and its representation in app
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