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Intertextuality in reading – namely the way in which written texts refer S
t
e
to other texts – has recently attracted attention in the field of linguistics p S
h C
and related disciplines. This book offers a unique look at the operation e I
n T
of intertextuality in real-world texts and the role of readers’ cognitive B IS
a U
processes in responding to intertextuality. x G
N
I
L
The first part of the book presents innovative research into how inter- E
textuality operates within a corpus of authentic texts. It then draws V
I
T
on that analysis to propose a comprehensive framework by means R P
E I
of which types of intertextual reference in texts can be classified and S R
E C
explained. The second part provides a rare example of an empirical A S
R E
research study into readers’ cognitive processes as they encounter C D
H N
intertextuality. I
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R S
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T A
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A O RESEARCHING
L P
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T INTERTEXTUAL READING
D N
IN O
STEPHEN BAX is Professor in Applied Linguistics at CRELLA, the Centre G C
for Research in Language, Learning and Assessment, at the University
5 Stephen Bax
of Bedfordshire, UK. His research encompasses reading, discourse 2
.
analysis, the use of eye-tracking to research reading processes, and L
O
the use of computer technologies in language education. V
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RESEARCHING INTERTEXTUAL READING
CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
IN DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS
VOL. 25
Edited by
DR GRAEME DAVIS & KARL A. BERNHARDT
PETER LANG
Oxford • Bern • Berlin • Bruxelles • Frankfurt am Main • New York • Wien
Stephen Bax
RESEARCHING
INTERTEXTUAL READING
PETER LANG
Oxford • Bern • Berlin • Bruxelles • Frankfurt am Main • New York • Wien
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Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Foreword xi
Introduction 1
Part 1 Intertextuality in Discourse 5
Chapter 1
Researching Intertextuality in Discourse 7
Chapter 2
Researching Intertextuality in Discourse:
Methodological Questions and Problems 27
Chapter 3
Researching Intertextuality in Discourse:
Data Collection and Analysis 47
Chapter 4
Researching Intertextuality in Discourse:
Findings and Discussion 113
vi
Part 2 Intertextual Reading 139
Chapter 5
Introduction to Part 2 141
Chapter 6
An Overview of Relevant Research into the Nature of Reading 149
Chapter 7
Towards a Research Method for Investigating Intertextual Reading 185
Chapter 8
Researching Intertextual Reading: Research Procedure 231
Chapter 9
Researching Intertextual Reading:
Research Findings and Discussion 273
Part 3 Discussion and Conclusions 315
Chapter 10
Discussion and Conclusions 317
Bibliography 335
Appendixes 345
Index 357
List of Figures
Figure 1 First Stage Analysis of Decisions Leading to Identification of
Intertextual Reference Types 74
Figure 2 Second Stage Analysis of Decisions Leading to Identification
of Intertextual Reference Types 96
Figure 3 Diagram Showing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processing 157
Figure 4 Diagram Showing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processing,
and the Types of Knowledge Required for Discourse
Comprehension 160
Figure 5 Part of Birch’s ‘Hypothetical Model of the Reading Process’ 166
Figure 6 Components which Figure in the Reading Process 167
Figure 7 Table 1 from Trabasso and Magliano (1996) 205–6
Figure 8 The Start of Trabasso and Magliano’s Think-Aloud Protocol 221
Figure 9 A Revised Version of Trabasso and Magliano’s Analysis 224–5
Figure 10 Analytical Framework Adopted in Researching Intertextual
Reading 229
Figure 11 Research Procedure for Researching Intertextual Reading 232–3
Figure 12 Example of the Process of Analysis 263–4
Figure 13 Further example of the Process of Analysis 266–7
Figure 14 Towards a Process Description of Intertextual Reading 313
Figure 15 Towards an Analysis of Intersemiotic Reference 326
