Business conversations from a conversation analytical and a Functional Grammar perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Cohesion in Functional Grammar 1
3. Discourse markers, discourse structure and Functional Grammar 17
4. A functionally oriented analysis of spoken dialogue between individuals linked by a computer network 33
5. Business conversations from a conversation analytical and a Functional Grammar perspective 59
6. Combining Functional Grammar and Rhetorical Structure Theory for discourse representation 75
7. What (if anything) is accessibility? A relevance-oriented criticism of Ariel's Accessibility Theory of referring expressions 91
8. Pragmatic functions, special positions and accent in Dutch 109
9. Pragmatic functions and special sentence positions in Bulgarian 121
10. Discourse pragmatic functions of the Theme constituent in spoken European Spanish 137
11. Infinitivals initially: Theme/Topic/Focus 163
12. The function and typology of coordinating conjunctions: evidence from discourse and language-contact situations 177
13. Clauses as discourse operators in Tura 193
14. Index of Names 223
15. Index of Subjects 227
16. Index of Languages 236