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Discourse characteristics of self-help books : the example of The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen R. Covey : master's thesis = Diskurzne značilnosti priročnikov za samopomoč : primer Sedem navad zelo uspešnih ljudi avtorja Stephena R. Coveyja : magistrsko deloNerat, TamaraThe main purpose of the thesis was to explore the discourse characteristics in self-help books on the example of a popular classic of this genre. The aim was a discourse analysis of the self-help ... manual The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) by Stephen R. Covey. The book falls under the self-help category and includes typical features which are common for the genre. The thesis presents the distinguishing characteristics and shows the conventions which make it a typical representative of its genre. The main part consists of a discourse analysis of a chapter from the book, discussing the prevailing cohesive relations and its situational and generic coherence. The analysis examines the following cohesive devices: reference chains, typical examples of ellipsis and substitution, conjunction (the use of linking words and lexical ties), typical examples of lexical cohesion (examples of reiteration). The practical value of discourse analysis is in the fact that it displays a text's cohesion and coherence, both of which impact the text's quality and show if a text makes sense as a unified whole. The knowledge of cohesive devices is useful for evaluating texts (helping readers, critics, teachers) and text production (helping writers, journalists, students). The analysis has demonstrated connectedness and unity achieved through the use of cohesive devices and the prevalence of certain cohesive devices which can be linked to the specifics of the genre. The analysis also shows a situational and generic coherence, that is in line with the expectations towards the genre and context. An insight into how the internal organization of the text and content is connected to the register and genre of the text is supplied by the conclusion based on the analysis.Type of material - master's thesis ; adult, seriousPublication and manufacture - Maribor : [T. Nerat], 2017Language - englishCOBISS.SI-ID - 22940168
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Nerat, Tamara
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Plemenitaš, Katja
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Covey, Stephen R., 1932-2012 |
Univerzitetna in visokošolska dela |
magistrska dela |
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kohezija |
kohezivna sredstva |
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samopomoč |
osebna rast |
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cohesive devices |
coherence |
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self-help |
self-improvement |
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