The presents book departs from an observation made by a group of scholars at Aarhus University: O... more The presents book departs from an observation made by a group of scholars at Aarhus University: On the one hand, the concept of genre is present in and pivotal for a number of different disciplines studying texts such as literary studies, analytical text linguistics and the investigation of text production in professional settings. On the other hand, and interestingly, each of these disciplines tends to have developed its own theoretical tools and basic assumptions, without taking into account the results and insights achieved in the neighbouring fields. The present work is intended to overcome this state of affairs. It is based upon a series of seminars involving scholars from the mentioned fields. Questions that emerged from the interdisciplinary discussions of the group and that are treated across the different contributions include the following: What is the relation between genre, text production and situation? To what extent is the situation or the function the overarching factor in characterising and distinguishing genres? How do genres develop and acquire new textual characteristics? How does the specificity of the represented genres surface in text and context? The result is an inquiry into problems with relevance across disciplines, where contributions from each field intend to also reflect aspects traditionally treated in the other fields.
1. Teksttolkninger er ikke private, men fælles. 2 Teksttolkninger er ikke kendsgerninger eller ti... more 1. Teksttolkninger er ikke private, men fælles. 2 Teksttolkninger er ikke kendsgerninger eller tilstande, men begivenheder. 3. Teksttolkninger er ikke evidente, men inferentielle og til forhandling. 4. Teksttolkning består i nye tekster der parafraserer, udlægger, analyserer, ...
It is reasonable to assume that any person at any time (when awake) has a mental model of the cur... more It is reasonable to assume that any person at any time (when awake) has a mental model of the current situation- of what kind it may be. Regular text interpretation is then a process of building another mental model, viz. a model of the situation talked about in the text, and then relating this new model to the already existing mental model of the current situation. The mental model of the situation talked about is build by the hearers by i) determining what is said from what is pronounced, and is related to the model of the current situation by ii) determining what is communicated by what is said. Determining what is said (so called literal meaning, the explicature or coded meaning) from what is pronounced, (known as what is explicit) is done by processes that are unconscious, involuntary and obligatory, processes that are universal and necessary for the function of language as a means of communication (Recanati 2003). The processes of determining what is communicated (both presupp...
Torben K. Jensens afhandling har både videnskabsteoretisk, metodisk og empirisk sigte. For en anm... more Torben K. Jensens afhandling har både videnskabsteoretisk, metodisk og empirisk sigte. For en anmelder som mig, med en rent sprogvidenskabelig og tekstvidenskabelig baggrund, er det såre positivt at samfundsforskningens genstandsområde ikke blot bestemmes som ...
The basic notion in semiotics is taken to be, not'sign', but'representation',... more The basic notion in semiotics is taken to be, not'sign', but'representation', which is defined as' something that indicates something for someone that it is designed to indicate'. Paintings, oral linguistic utterances and written texts, which are examples of external ...
The presents book departs from an observation made by a group of scholars at Aarhus University: O... more The presents book departs from an observation made by a group of scholars at Aarhus University: On the one hand, the concept of genre is present in and pivotal for a number of different disciplines studying texts such as literary studies, analytical text linguistics and the investigation of text production in professional settings. On the other hand, and interestingly, each of these disciplines tends to have developed its own theoretical tools and basic assumptions, without taking into account the results and insights achieved in the neighbouring fields. The present work is intended to overcome this state of affairs. It is based upon a series of seminars involving scholars from the mentioned fields. Questions that emerged from the interdisciplinary discussions of the group and that are treated across the different contributions include the following: What is the relation between genre, text production and situation? To what extent is the situation or the function the overarching factor in characterising and distinguishing genres? How do genres develop and acquire new textual characteristics? How does the specificity of the represented genres surface in text and context? The result is an inquiry into problems with relevance across disciplines, where contributions from each field intend to also reflect aspects traditionally treated in the other fields.
1. Teksttolkninger er ikke private, men fælles. 2 Teksttolkninger er ikke kendsgerninger eller ti... more 1. Teksttolkninger er ikke private, men fælles. 2 Teksttolkninger er ikke kendsgerninger eller tilstande, men begivenheder. 3. Teksttolkninger er ikke evidente, men inferentielle og til forhandling. 4. Teksttolkning består i nye tekster der parafraserer, udlægger, analyserer, ...
It is reasonable to assume that any person at any time (when awake) has a mental model of the cur... more It is reasonable to assume that any person at any time (when awake) has a mental model of the current situation- of what kind it may be. Regular text interpretation is then a process of building another mental model, viz. a model of the situation talked about in the text, and then relating this new model to the already existing mental model of the current situation. The mental model of the situation talked about is build by the hearers by i) determining what is said from what is pronounced, and is related to the model of the current situation by ii) determining what is communicated by what is said. Determining what is said (so called literal meaning, the explicature or coded meaning) from what is pronounced, (known as what is explicit) is done by processes that are unconscious, involuntary and obligatory, processes that are universal and necessary for the function of language as a means of communication (Recanati 2003). The processes of determining what is communicated (both presupp...
Torben K. Jensens afhandling har både videnskabsteoretisk, metodisk og empirisk sigte. For en anm... more Torben K. Jensens afhandling har både videnskabsteoretisk, metodisk og empirisk sigte. For en anmelder som mig, med en rent sprogvidenskabelig og tekstvidenskabelig baggrund, er det såre positivt at samfundsforskningens genstandsområde ikke blot bestemmes som ...
The basic notion in semiotics is taken to be, not'sign', but'representation',... more The basic notion in semiotics is taken to be, not'sign', but'representation', which is defined as' something that indicates something for someone that it is designed to indicate'. Paintings, oral linguistic utterances and written texts, which are examples of external ...
The presents book departs from an observation made by a group of scholars at Aarhus University: O... more The presents book departs from an observation made by a group of scholars at Aarhus University: On the one hand, the concept of genre is present in and pivotal for a number of different disciplines studying texts such as literary studies, analytical text linguistics and the investigation of text production in professional settings. On the other hand, and interestingly, each of these disciplines tends to have developed its own theoretical tools and basic assumptions, without taking into account the results and insights achieved in the neighbouring fields. The present work is intended to overcome this state of affairs. It is based upon a series of seminars involving scholars from the mentioned fields. Questions that emerged from the interdisciplinary discussions of the group and that are treated across the different contributions include the following: What is the relation between genre, text production and situation? To what extent is the situation or the function the overarching factor in characterising and distinguishing genres? How do genres develop and acquire new textual characteristics? How does the specificity of the represented genres surface in text and context? The result is an inquiry into problems with relevance across disciplines, where contributions from each field intend to also reflect aspects traditionally treated in the other fields.
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