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ERIC Number: EJ529548
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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Genre and the Notion of Prototype.
Paltridge, Brian
Prospect, v10 n3 p28-34 Nov 1995
People categorize items and concepts according to a prototypical image they build in their mind of what it is that represents the particular item or concept in question. The article argues that the notion of prototypicality has important implications for a discussion of genre. (35 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Formation, Literary Criticism, Models, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Genre Studies; Prototypes