Chapter 4
The genre of exposition
Persuasive rhetoric of Japanese culture
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The analytical framework
- 2.1Generic Structure Potential analysis
- 2.2Transitivity
- 2.3Attitude
- 2.4Ellipsis
- 3.Linguistic characteristics of persuasive texts
- 3.1Generic Structure Potential
- 3.2Lexicogrammar of nuclear meaning
- 3.2.1Expressing nuclear meaning of Inducement: Invitation
- 3.2.2Expressing nuclear meaning of Empathetic Construction: Relativisation
- 3.2.3Expressing nuclear meaning of Position: Standpoint
- 4.Conclusion: Culture and the ways of persuading
- Acknowledgement
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Notes
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