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Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual
Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
► pp. 1029–1040

Nexus analysis

Article outline
  • 1.Nexus analysis – an action oriented approach to discourse
  • 2.Engagement with social issues
  • 3.Theoretical inspiration
  • 4.Nexus of practice
  • 5.Nexus analysis as a form of historical and ethnographic discourse analysis
  • 6.Activities of nexus analysis
    • 6.1Engaging the nexus of practice
    • 6.2Navigating the Nexus of Practice
    • 6.3Changing the nexus of practice
  • 7.Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 3 October 2022
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