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Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news
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Jaromír Haupt
Abstract
Assuming a close relation between generic structure and coherence structure, this paper attempts to classify the meanings linked by contrastive relations in the genre of science news. The analysis reveals five typical configurations recurrent in the genre which are characterized predominantly by linguistic evaluation and the entities or situations evaluated. The units observed are discussed from three different perspectives: first, from a narrowly semantic point of view; second, with regard to their strategic role in fulfilling the texts’ genre-specific purpose; and finally, with regard to their role in the evaluative coherence in the texts, using both a focus-based and a relational approach to coherence.
Abstract
Assuming a close relation between generic structure and coherence structure, this paper attempts to classify the meanings linked by contrastive relations in the genre of science news. The analysis reveals five typical configurations recurrent in the genre which are characterized predominantly by linguistic evaluation and the entities or situations evaluated. The units observed are discussed from three different perspectives: first, from a narrowly semantic point of view; second, with regard to their strategic role in fulfilling the texts’ genre-specific purpose; and finally, with regard to their role in the evaluative coherence in the texts, using both a focus-based and a relational approach to coherence.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
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Coherence and genre
- Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts 23
- Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news 53
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The signalling of coherence relations
- The coding of discourse relations in English and German argumentative discourse 87
- Resolving connective ambiguity 121
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Coherence in multimodal discourse
- Multimodal coherence research and its applications 145
- Coherence in multimodal arts installations 179
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Developmental and educational perspectives
- “Why? Because I’m talking to you!” Parental input and cognitive complexity as determinants of children’s connective acquisition 209
- (Non-)signalling of coherence structures in English learner writing 243
- Signalling coherence in Austrian students‘ seminar papers: macro- and micro-structural cues 267
- Index 293
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
-
Coherence and genre
- Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts 23
- Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news 53
-
The signalling of coherence relations
- The coding of discourse relations in English and German argumentative discourse 87
- Resolving connective ambiguity 121
-
Coherence in multimodal discourse
- Multimodal coherence research and its applications 145
- Coherence in multimodal arts installations 179
-
Developmental and educational perspectives
- “Why? Because I’m talking to you!” Parental input and cognitive complexity as determinants of children’s connective acquisition 209
- (Non-)signalling of coherence structures in English learner writing 243
- Signalling coherence in Austrian students‘ seminar papers: macro- and micro-structural cues 267
- Index 293
