英语语言学（教学课件）chapter7 Discourse analysis.pptVIP

Chapter 7 Discourse analysis 7.1 Discourse and discourse analysis In everyday life, we often produce several sentences at a time, which form a larger coherent whole. In an interview from the manager of a company, you may reply like this:“I will be happy to attend for an interview on Monday next at 10 a.m. I will bring with me the full details of my testimonials as you suggest…” these are usually called discourse. Discourse is “language above the sentence or above the clause” (Stubbs, 1983: 1). 1960s grammarians became convinced of the usefulness of considering stretches longer than indivi