Discourse Topics
| King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Discourse topics are a frequently mentioned but rarely operationalised concept in linguistics. Taking a text linguistic approach and defining discourse topics as clusterings of concepts, this book examines and compares methods for investigating topic boundaries, topic identification and topic development. The first book to be devoted to topics in extended discourse, Discourse Topics examines topics in several genres and generates new insights into the nature of discourse topics that challenge the status quo. It is essential reading for researchers in linguistics, discourse analysis, natural language processing and psychology whose work concerns topics.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 269] 2016. xv, 304 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
List of tables
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ix–x
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List of figures
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xi–xiv
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Glossary of commonly used abbreviations
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xv
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Introduction
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1–3
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Investigating discourse topics
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5–28
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Topic boundaries
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29–47
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Identifying topics
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49–65
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Topic development
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67–82
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Text linguistic analyses of discourse topics
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83–148
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Comparing the analyses of discourse topics
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149–191
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Applying discourse topic analysis
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193–240
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Implications of discourse topics
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241–260
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References
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261–279
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Transcription conventions
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281
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Text 1: Classroom discourse
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283–284
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Text 3: Uses of topics
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285–287
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Text 4: Wikitalk
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289–291
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Text 5: Satirical sermon
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293–295
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Text 6: Anecdote
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305–306
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Name index
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299–301
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Subject index
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303–304
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“This book investigates 'topic' from a discourse analytic perspective. It makes a major contribution to our understanding of the ways in which topics are launched, developed and managed in spoken discourse. Importantly, Richard Watson Todd provides a comprehensive description of appropriate methodologies for investigating topic, an invaluable and much needed feature of the book. Discourse Topics will be an extremely useful resource for anyone interested in studying or researching this often overlooked aspect of discourse analysis.”
Steve Walsh, Newcastle University
“This is an important book on an important but neglected concept; it is original, scholarly and accessible and should be essential reading for anyone planning to talk about spoken or written discourse.”
Michael Hoey, University of Liverpool
“The volume is inspirational and makes a major contribution to the growing literature on discourse analysis. It will undoubtedly open up new perspectives for researchers who take an interest in discourse topics in discourse analysis, linguistics, psychology and natural language processing.
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Jixian Pang, Zhejiang University City College, In Discourse Studies 20(2), 2018
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BIC Subject: CFG – Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
BISAC Subject: LAN009030 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics