Discourse Communities, Genres and English as an International Language.

Swales, John

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Publication Date: 1988

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Discourse Communities, Genres and English as an International Language.

Swales, John

World Englishes, v7 n2 p211-20 Sum 1988

Six criteria for the existence of a discourse community are given, and the genre of the reprint request (RR) is discussed in terms of the discourse communities using it. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Discourse Communities, English (Second Language), Pragmatics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)

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Language: English

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