Argumentative Indicators in Discourse A Pragma-Dialectical Study /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Eemeren, Frans H. van (Editor), Houtlosser, Peter (Editor), Henkemans, A. Francisca Snoeck (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Argumentation Library, 12
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Philosophy.; Logic.; Language and languages > Philosophy.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Applied Linguistics.; Language Education.; Philosophy of Language.; Philosophy, general.

Argumentative Indicators: A Pragma-Dialectical Study identifies and analyses English words and expressions that are crucial for an adequate reconstruction of argumentative discourse. It provides the analyst of argumentative discussions and texts with a systematic set of instruments for giving a well...

Table of Contents:

• The Identification of Argumentative Indicators
• The Ideal Model of a Critical Discussion as a Theoretical Framework
• Indicators of Confrontation
• Indicators of the Distribution of the Burden of Proof
• Indicators of Starting Points for the Discussion
• Indicators of Argument Schemes
• Indicators of the Argumentation Structure
• Indicators of the Conclusion of a Discussion.