Genre in Discourse, Discourse in Genre: A New Approach to the Study of Literate Practice

Autor/in	Collin, Ross
Titel	Genre in Discourse, Discourse in Genre: A New Approach to the Study of Literate Practice
Quelle	In: Journal of Literacy Research, 44 (2012) 1, S.76-96 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1086-296X
DOI	10.1177/1086296X11431627
Schlagwörter	Rhetorical Theory; Individual Power; Power Structure; Literary Genres; Portfolio Assessment; Writing Instruction; Language Usage; Sociolinguistics; Discourse Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eigeninitiative; Literarische Form; Portfoliobeurteilung; Schreibunterricht; Sprachgebrauch; Soziolinguistik; Diskursanalyse
Abstract	Focusing on matters of power and difference, this article examines rhetorical theories of genre and James Gee's theory of Discourse. Although both theories offer productive ways of understanding literate practice, it is argued, they are limited in crucial respects. Genre theory offers few ways of understanding how and why some social actors have an easier time than others in producing generic texts and getting their texts deemed "legitimate" by recognized authorities. Gee's theory, meanwhile, does not explain precisely how and where (i.e., at which conceptual level) communicants come to match Discourse to situation. This article contends that these limitations may be surpassed if the two theories are brought together in a particular way. In this new approach, genres and Discourses are viewed as mutually constitutive forms: Genres exist within Discourses and Discourses exist within genres. In adopting this approach, it is argued, researchers may study how particular genres are made to elicit performances of Discourses connected to particular social groups. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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