A Few (Skeptical) Notes on the Theoretical Ramifications of Genres in the Contemporary Public Space

• Autorzy: Piotr Cap
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper is a tentative attempt to identify some basic-level conceptual and theoretical problems underlying the mainstream genre theory, which adversely affect the analysis of rapidly evolving, complex and hybrid genres in the modern communicative space. Having discussed these problems, I go on to I argue that the space of contemporary public communication should be viewed as not only an “analytic problem”, but also/rather a domain whose explorations could potentially revise the existing principles of genre theory. In particular, I suggest such explorations should focus on the conception of (public communication) genres as (i) abstractions, (ii) activators and realizers of context, (iii) flexible macrostructures, (iv) social field entities, (v) assigners of interpersonal roles. Notwithstanding a possible advancement of genre theory resulting from this approach, I conclude that it is only a first and admittedly uncertain step in trying to establish a sound theoretical framework for communicative genres in the modern discourse space.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

communicative genre; genre theory; public communication; genre analysis

• Wydawca: De Gruyter Mouton
• Czasopismo: Lodz Papers in Pragmatics
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 11
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 3-17

Daty

wydano

2015-07-08

otrzymano

2015-07-06

poprawiono

2015-07-07

online

2015-07-08

zaakceptowano

2015-07-08

Twórcy

autor

Piotr Cap

• University of Łódź, Department of Pragmatics, Pomorska 171/173, 90-236 Łódź, Poland,

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/lpp-2015-0002