Perspectives for Language Teaching Michael McCarthLanguage as Discourse: Perspectives for Language Teaching Michael McCarthy and Ronald Carter 3 £2 Routledge By Taylor & Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORKFirst published 1994 by Pearson Education Limited Published 2014 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 ‘Ihird Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 1994, Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers Notices: Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, profes practices, or medical treatment may become necessary. Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the authors, contributors, or edi- tors, assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instruc ns, or ideas contained in the material herein. ISBN 13: 978-0 -08424-7 (pbk) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCarthy, Michael, 1947— Language as discourse : perspectives for language teaching / M J MeCarthy and R A Carter. p. cm.— (Applied linguistics and language study) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-582-08424-5 1. Discourse analysis. 2. Language and languages—Study and teaching, I. Carter, Ronald. IL. Title. IIL. Series. P302.M3916 1994 , 9240126 401’ 41—de20 cP Set by 8H in 10/12pt Ehrhardt