Multidisciplinary Views on Discourse Genre

This collection sets out an innovative research agenda for advancing a multidisciplinary approach to genre, bringing together researchers from a variety of disciplines to enhance our existing understanding of the challenges and opportunities for current and future genre research.

Autorentext

Ninke Stukker is Assistant Professor at the Center for Language and Cognition, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

John A. Bateman is a Full Professor of Applied Linguistics in the English and Linguistics Departments at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Danielle McNamara is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Science of Learning and Educational Technology at Arizona State University, USA.

Wilbert Spooren is Professor of Discourse Studies of Dutch at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, the Netherlands.

Inhalt

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

Ninke Stukker, John A. Bateman, Danielle McNamara and Wilbert Spooren

Chapter 2. What is "genre"? Theoretical dimensions for the analysis of genre

John A. Bateman

Chapter 3. Genre beyond boundaries: Towards a definition

John A. Bateman, Vivien Heller, Ilaria Moschini and Maria Grazia Sindoni

Chapter 4. Stability and variation in genre

Barbara De Cock and Wilbert Spooren

Chapter 5. Cognitive perspectives on the role of genre in reading comprehension

Kathryn S. McCarthy, Marco van de Ven, Jacqueline Evers-Vermeul, Eliane Segers and Paul van den Broek

Chapter 6. Computational methods for the analysis of fiction genres

Andreas van Cranenburgh, Laura Allen, Serge Sharoff and Karina van Dalen-Oskam

Chapter 7. Bridging the gap between genre theory and genre education

Ninke Stukker, Tracy Arner, Jacqueline Evers-Vermeul, Vivien Heller, Melanie J. Hof and Moniek Vis

Chapter 8. Looking forward: A research agenda for a multidimensional understanding of genres in discourse

Ninke Stukker, John A. Bateman, Danielle McNamara and Wilbert Spooren

Index