LNGS7004 - Register and Genre in English (2006)

Postgraduate

 

Department: Linguistics School: School of Letters, Art and Media Semester(s): Semester 2 Credit Points: 6 Co-ordinator: Prof Jim Martin Email: jmartin@mail.usyd.edu.au Telephone: 9351 4227

UoS Description

Introduction to the theory of genre and register; differences between grammatical and discourse structures; discussion of basic discourse systems; speech function and exchange structure, conjunction and continuity - reference - lexical cohesion; the interaction of discourse and grammar: cohesive harmony, method of development and argumentation; relations between language, register and genre; discussion of register systems; introduction to genre; schematic structure; code in relation to genre, register and language.

UoS Learning Situations:

Seminars ,  2 hours per week
2 hours per week

UoS Assessment:

Assignments totalling 5,000 words