Communicative Purpose as Genre Determinant

Authors

  • Inger Askehave

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v12i23.25545

Abstract

Through the years researchers and LSP teachers alike have used various parameters for classifying texts. This article sets out to discuss the notion of ‘communicative purpose’ as a means for classifying text. It points to some of the difficulties associated with the functional approaches to genre classification in general and the notion of “commu-nicative purpose” in particular.

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Published

1999-02-22

How to Cite

Askehave, I. (1999). Communicative Purpose as Genre Determinant. HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, 12(23), 13–23. https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v12i23.25545

Issue

No. 23 (1999)

Section

THEMATIC SECTION: Analysing Business Genre

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