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On mood and speech function and the ‘why’ of text analysis: In honour of Margaret Berry
Edited by Lise Fontaine, Miriam Taverniers and Kristin Davidse
[Functions of Language 26:1] 2019
► pp. 35–42

In praise of text analysis

An essay in honour of Margaret Berry’s 80th birthday and the 25th anniversary of Functions of Language

| Saint Mary’s University
Article outline
  • A little context
  • What is text analysis?
  • Why do discourse/text analysis?
  • Discourse/text analysis for extra-textual purposes
  • Discourse/text analysis for exegesis
  • Discourse/text analysis for linguistics and linguistic theory
  • Why ‘praise’ discourse/text analysis?
  • Notes
  • References


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Published online: 27 May 2019
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