Chapter 1
The ordinary conception of a text and the cluster conception
Article outline
- Two conceptions of what a text is
- The ordinary conception of the text in practical use
- Reddy on the metaphors structuring the ordinary understanding of communication
- Cruse on words that allow for facets
- The complementarity of the ordinary conception of the text and the cluster conception
- Ontological considerations and the question of how texts exist
- Rudner and Cameron on what a text is
- Concluding remarks
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Notes