Discourse Syntax: English Grammar Beyond the Sentence

by Heidrun Dorgeloh, Anja Wanner

Overview

Discourse Syntax is the study of syntax that requires an understanding of the surrounding text and the overall discourse situation, including considerations of genre and modality. Using corpus data and insights from current research, this book is a comprehensive guide to this fast-developing field. It takes the reader 'beyond the sentence' to study grammatical phenomena, like word order variation, connectives, ellipsis, and complexity. It introduces core concepts of Discourse Syntax, integrating insights from corpus-based research and inviting the reader to reflect on research design decisions. Each chapter begins with a definition of learning outcomes, provides results from empirical articles, and enables readers to critically assess data visualization. Complete with helpful further reading recommendations as well as a range of exercises, it is geared towards intermediate to advanced students of English linguistics and it is also essential reading for anyone interested in this exciting, fast-moving discipline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108457040
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/27/2022
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Heidrun Dorgeloh is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Düsseldorf with many years of experience in teaching English syntax, discourse analysis, and the corpus-based study of language use. She has published books and journal articles on word order, syntactic variation, and genre and register.

Anja Wanner is the Enid H. Anderson Professor of English and an award-winning teacher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A syntactician by training, she teaches classes on the structure of English and grammar in use. She has published two monographs and two co-edited collections on English syntax, syntactic variation, and genre.

Table of Contents

List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Concepts, Data, and Methods; 3. Non-Canonical Beginnings; 4. Variation in the Middle; 5. Special Endings; 6. Connectives; 7. Pronouns and Ellipsis; 8. Discourse Markers; 9. Grammar and Genre; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

‘… reader-friendly and highly practical.’ Ziheng Zhou, Discourse Studies

‘… an excellent resource for developing skills and understanding in providing discursive interpretations of syntactic configurations.’ Pablo M. Tagarro, Folia Linguistica

‘We need more books like this to help students make the jump to independent research.’ James Donaldson, English Language and Linguistics

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