Multidisciplinary Views on Discourse Genre

Ninke Stukker is Assistant Professor at the Center for Language and Cognition, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.John A. Bateman is a Full Professor of Applied Linguistics in the English and Linguistics Departments at the University of Bremen, Germany.Danielle McNamara is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Science of Learning and Educational Technology at Arizona State University, USA.Wilbert Spooren is Professor of Discourse Studies of Dutch at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, the Netherlands.

• List of ContributorsAcknowledgementsChapter 1. IntroductionNinke Stukker, John A. Bateman, Danielle McNamara and Wilbert SpoorenChapter 2. What is “genre”? Theoretical dimensions for the analysis of genreJohn A. BatemanChapter 3. Genre beyond boundaries: Towards a definitionJohn A. Bateman, Vivien Heller, Ilaria Moschini and Maria Grazia SindoniChapter 4. Stability and variation in genreBarbara De Cock and Wilbert SpoorenChapter 5. Cognitive perspectives on the role of genre in reading comprehensionKathryn S. McCarthy, Marco van de Ven, Jacqueline Evers-Vermeul, Eliane Segers and Paul van den BroekChapter 6. Computational methods for the analysis of fiction genresAndreas van Cranenburgh, Laura Allen, Serge Sharoff and Karina van Dalen-OskamChapter 7. Bridging the gap between genre theory and genre educationNinke Stukker, Tracy Arner, Jacqueline Evers-Vermeul, Vivien Heller, Melanie J. Hof and Moniek VisChapter 8. Looking forward: A research agenda for a multidimensional understanding of genres in discourseNinke Stukker, John A. Bateman, Danielle McNamara and Wilbert SpoorenIndex