Text World Theory

Text World Theory
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780748629909
ISBN-13 : 0748629904
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Book Synopsis Text World Theory by : Joanna Gavins

Download or read book Text World Theory written by Joanna Gavins and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text World Theory is a cognitive model of all human discourse processing. In this introductory textbook, Joanna Gavins sets out a usable framework for understanding mental representations. Text World Theory is explained using naturally occurring texts and real situations, including literary works, advertising discourse, the language of lonely hearts, horoscopes, route directions, cookery books and song lyrics. The book will therefore enable students, teachers and researchers to make practical use of the text-world framework in a wide range of linguistic and literary contexts.


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