Article published In: On mood and speech function and the ‘why’ of text analysis: In honour of Margaret Berry
Edited by Lise Fontaine, Miriam Taverniers and Kristin Davidse
[Functions of Language 26:1] 2019
► pp. 35–42
In praise of text analysis
An essay in honour of Margaret Berry’s 80th birthday and the 25th anniversary of Functions of Language
Published online: 27 May 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00014.asp
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00014.asp
Article outline
- A little context
- What is text analysis?
- Why do discourse/text analysis?
- Discourse/text analysis for extra-textual purposes
- Discourse/text analysis for exegesis
- Discourse/text analysis for linguistics and linguistic theory
- Why ‘praise’ discourse/text analysis?
- Notes
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