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ERIC Number: EJ619882
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0802-6106
Linearity in Rhetorical Organisation: A Comparative Cross-Cultural Analysis of Newstext from the People's Republic of China and Australia.
Ramsay, Guy
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v10 n2 p241-58 2000
Employs the Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) analytic framework to produce pictorial representations of lengthy Chinese and Australian news journal text. Results demonstrate the feasibility of using the RST framework in this type of analysis. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Cross Cultural Studies, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory, News Media, Pictorial Stimuli, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; China