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Discourse Theory: Implications for Research in Composing.
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The authors discusses two of the major assumptions of this emerging paradigm: that there are distinct purposes for each kind of discourse (for example, expressive, literary, persuasive, and referential) and that the relation of speaker, audience, and subject is basic to all types of discourse.Abstract:
Although current theories concerning the composing process overlap in useful and interesting ways, a paradigm is emerging. This article discusses two of the major assumptions of this emerging paradigm,: that there are distinct purposes for each kind of discourse (for example, expressive, literary, persuasive, and referential) and that the relation of speaker, audience, and subject is basic to all types of discourse. The article then explores four kinds of questions which Should help researchers test and refine these assumptions. The questions involve the process of composing, published writing, writing done at different age levels, and 'eliciting writing and assessing writing performance. Current theorists referred to throughout the article are J.I. Kinneavy, Richard Lloyd-Jones, Walker Gibson, and James Moffett. (JM)read more
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric
TL;DR: The authors examines the interaction of words with each other and with their contexts, showing how a continual synthesis of meaning, or principle of metaphor, gives life to discussion, and how words work in discourse.
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Teaching the universe of discourse
TL;DR: "Teaching the Universe of Discourse" appears in virtually every bibliography dealing with language and learning and is widely read and cited throughout the English-teaching world.
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Considerations of Sound in the Composing Process of Published Writers.
Charles Raymond Cooper,Lee Odell +1 more
TL;DR: For instance, this paper argued that students are often able to say aloud that which they are not able to write and that speaking aloud to another student can help students discover and clarify ideas they will subsequently write about.