{"product_id":"modes-of-discourse-the-local-structure-of-texts-cambridge-studies-in-linguistics-series-number-103-0521120624","title":"Modes of Discourse: The Local Structure of Texts (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 103)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521120624\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smith, Carlota S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn studying discourse, the problem for the linguist is to find a fruitful level of analysis. Carlota Smith offers a new approach with this study of discourse passages, units of several sentences or more. She introduces the key idea of the \"Discourse Mode\", identifying five modes: Narrative, Description, Report, Information, Argument. Smith analyzes the properties that distinguish each mode, focusing on grammatical rather than lexical information. The book also examines presentational matters: topic and focus; variation in syntactic structure; and subjectivity, or point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51938918170912,"sku":"NEW0521120624","price":79.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/modes-of-discourse-the-local-structure-of-texts-cambridge-studies-in-linguistics-series-number-103-0521120624","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}