Research Catalog

Title

Discourse reflexivity in linear unit grammar : the case of IMDb message boards / Cameron Smart.

Author

Smart, C. R. (Cameron Ross), 1946-

Publication

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2016]

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Description

xvi, 293 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

Discourse Reflexivity in Linear Unit Grammar: The case of IMDb message boards' represents a significant landmark. Not only is it the first in-depth corpus-based study to be based on Linear Unit Grammar, it is also the first study to present a unified model of both Linear Unit Grammar and Linear Unit Discourse Analysis. To illustrate this model, the book focuses on the role of discourse reflexivity in the linear structure of online message board discourse from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) webpage. It is shown that discourse reflexivity plays a central role in the linear structure and antagonism characteristic of this type of discourse. This book will particularly appeal to those who have an interest in carrying forward the innovations in the description of grammar, lexis and discourse proposed by John Sinclair in his lifetime as well as to those with a specific interest in discourse reflexivity and computer-mediated communication.

Series Statement

Studies in corpus linguistics (SCL), 1388-0373 ; volume 76

Uniform Title

Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 76.

Subject

• Computational linguistics
• Discourse analysis
• Grammar, Comparative and general
• IMDb.com, Inc
• Linguistic String Parser (Computer grammar)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9789027210739
• 902721073X
• 9789027266934 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2016013270

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library