Sumários

Lecture 8: Multimodality and Multimodal Discourse Analysis.

21 Março 2023, 09:30 Carlos Gouveia


The notion of multimodality and its importance in communication in contemporary society. Multimodal Discourse Analysis. Aspects for the analytical description of multimodal texts.

Assessment

16 Março 2023, 09:30 Carlos Gouveia


Written exercise in class: mid-semester test.

Lecture 7: Text and culture - genre.

14 Março 2023, 09:30 Carlos Gouveia


Genre and the cultural context as factors for the functional variation of texts. Genre as a linguistics centripetal force of regularity and stability. Genre families and characteristics: purpose and stages.

Workshop 7: Data analysis and commentary on text 8

9 Março 2023, 09:30 Carlos Gouveia


Analysis of text 9 (David Cameron’s resignation speech). Selection of linguistic features pertinent for a subsequent analysis and the writing of an analysis commentary.

Lecture 6: Text and context - Register

7 Março 2023, 09:30 Carlos Gouveia


Theorizing context from the analysis performed in the workshops and recorded in a table. 

The contextual configurations as Register. Field, Tenor and Mode as factors for the functional variation of texts, according to Register. Textual deduction of contexts and contextual prediction of texts.