Handbook of discourse processes / edited by Arthur C. Graesser, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Susan R. Goldman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gernsbacher, Morton Ann.

Goldman, Susan R.

Graesser, Arthur C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis--History.

Discourse analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (547 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This Handbook is a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of discourse processes. The editors hope to foster a more interdisciplinary approach to discourse processing with this Handbook, while simultaneously developing an appreciation within the field for multiple methods of establishing rigorous scientific claims. The field of discourse processes is currently fueled by seven dominant approaches: * discourse psychology; * corpus analysis; * computational discourse; * discourse technologies; * conversation analysis; * hybr

Contents:

FrontCover; Handbook of Discourse Processes; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Discourse Processes: Arthur C. Graesser, Morton A. Gernsbacher and Susan R. Goldman; 2. Genres, Registers, and Contexts of Discourse: Allen D. Grimshaw; 3. Text Comprehension: Rolf A. Zwaan andMurray Singer; 4. Processes of Interactive Spoken Discourse: The Role of the Partner: Michael F. Schober andSusan E. Brennan; 5. Classroom Discourse: Courtney B. Cazden andSarah W. Beck

6. Learning From Traditional and Alternative Texts: New Conceptualizations for the Information Age: Patricia A. Alexander andTamara L. Jetton7. Theories and Methods in Mediated Communication: Steve Whittaker; 8. Narrative Discourse: David Bloome; 9. Literary Discourse: David S. Miall; 10. Nonliteral Speech Acts in Text and Discourse: Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.; 11. Discourse Development: Michael Bamberg andLuke Moissinac; 12. Discourse in Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence: Johanna D. Moore andPeter Wiemer-Hastings

13. Quantitative Cognitive Models of Text and Discourse Processing: Peter W. FoltzAuthor Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-64224-7

1-135-65928-1

1-282-32212-5

9786612322129

1-4106-0734-8

9781410607348

OCLC:

476148385