Lexicon, Genre and Local Discourse Organisation: French Speech Act Verbs and Journalistic Texts.

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Title: Lexicon, Genre and Local Discourse Organisation: French Speech Act Verbs and Journalistic Texts.
Language: English
Authors: Monville-Burston, Monique, Waugh, Linda R.
Source: Journal of French Language Studies. Mar 1998 8(1):45-62.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, French, Journalism, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, News Writing, Pragmatics, Speech Acts, Verbs, Vocabulary
ISSN: 0959-2695
Abstract: Analysis of French speech act verbs offers an account of how clarifying verbs (e.g., "preciser, souligner") are used in reported speech microstructures in news writing and how each verb has its own lexico-pragmatic specificity. The verbs contribute to textual cohesion and to clarification in terms of the relationship between the reported speech they introduce and discourse context in which they are used. (MSE)
Journal Code: CIJAPR1999
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ570273
Database: ERIC
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