Macrostructures: An Interdisciplinary Study of Global Structures in Discourse, Interaction, and Cognition (Psychology Library Editions: Personality)

van Dijk, Teun A.

ISBN 10: 0367112442 / ISBN 13: 9780367112448

Published by Routledge, 2019

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332 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.18 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Macrostructures: An Interdisciplinary Study of Global Structures in Discourse, Interaction, and Cognition (Psychology Library Editions: Personality)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367112442
• ISBN 13: 9780367112448
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.77 kilograms

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Synopsis

Macrostructures are higher-level semantic or conceptual structures that organize the ‘local’ microstructures of discourse, interaction, and their cognitive processing. They are distinguished from other global structures of a more schematic nature, which we call superstructures. Originally published in 1980, the theory of macrostructures outlined in this book is the result of research carried out during the previous 10 years in the domains of literary theory, text grammar, the general theory of discourse, pragmatics, and the cognitive psychology of discourse processing. The presentation of the theory is systematic but informal and at this stage was not intended to be fully formalized.

About the Author

Teun A. van Dijk, University of Amsterdam, Dept of General Literary Studies, Section of Discourse Studies.