Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings

Vijay Kumar Bhatia

Language: English

Publisher: Longman

Published: Jun 15, 1993

Description:

Genre analysis has a long-established tradition in literature, but interest in the analysis of non-literary genres has been very recent. This book examines the theory of genre analysis, looks at genre analysis in action, taking texts from a wide variety of genres and discusses the use of genre analysis in language teaching and language reform.