1 Dividing the world of discourse

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Speech and writing
1.2 Frameworks for classifying spoken and written modes
1.3 Applying and refining frameworks
1.4 Monologue and dialogue
1.5 Text typologies
1.6 Genres
1.7 Conclusion
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2.0 Introduction
2.1 Common core patterns of clause relations
2.2 Teaching suggestions
2.3 Embedded patterns
2.4 Openings and closings
2.5 The developing discourse
2.6 Thematic development
2.7 Conclusion
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3.0 Introduction
3.1 Grammar
3.2 Tense, aspect and voice
3.3 Modality
3.4 Patterns of vocabulary
3.5 Naturalness
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4.0 Introduction
4.1 Conversation analysis: pragmatics and style
4.2 Analysing narratives
4.3 Repetition and rhetoric
4.4 Situations across cultures
4.5 Text and ideology
4.6 Teaching literature with a small l
4.7 Discourse and cultural awareness: implications for the language learner
4.8 Teaching texts: curricular principles
4.9 Learning about language: some questions for discourse analysis
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5.0 Introduction
5.1 The notion of 'discourse competence'
5.2 Analysis and classification
5.3 Analysis as the precursor of tasks
5.4 Putting analysis into the learner context
5.5 Analysis and materials evaluation
5.6 Refining and realizing the syllabus
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