Table of contents
Introduction: How is discourse constructed and evaluation achieved in verbal interaction?
Section IDiscourse structure and verbal interaction
The encoding and signalling of discourse relations in argumentative discourse: Evidence across production formats
A typological approach to the encoding of motion events
Contrastive analysis of interactional discourse markers in English and Spanish newspaper texts
“God that came out quick didn’t it eh” Variable and invariable tag questions in spoken British English
The use of tag questions in the oral production of L2 English learners
“Okay … so … nice to meet you? {smiles}”: Openings in ELF Skype conversations
Section IIEvaluation and engagement
Lexis and grammar as complementary discourse systems for expressing stance and evaluation
Emotion and appraisal processes in language: How are they related?
Empathy versus engagement: A storyworld possible selves approach to narrative discourse
Two dimensions of language intensity in evaluative discourse: Contextuality and semantic richness
Term Index
Author Index
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