Overview of genre research

a diachronic view

Authors

  • Valfrido da Silva Nunes Instituto Federal de Pernambuco

Keywords:

Academic Sphere, Research in Linguistics

Abstract

This article is the result of a research whose objective was to investigate how the genre category is approached in dissertations and theses in the field of Linguistics. It is mainly based on socio-rhetorical (BAZERMAN, 2015; BHATIA, 1993; MILLER, 2009; SWALES, 1990), on dialogic theory (BAKHTIN, 2003; BAKHTIN; VOLOCHINOV, 2009) and on textual studies (MARCUSCHI, 2008; 2010). This is a quantitative-qualitative research, based on the documentary analysis of a corpus consisting of abstracts and introductions of theses and dissertations in Linguistics defended at the Federal University of XXXXXXXX, Brazil, between 1991 and 2017. The analysis indicates that the investigated works focus on genres several, in different discursive spheres, whose research focus varies between the description of the genre and its pedagogical application; that research is predominantly affiliated with textual studies or applied linguistics; and that Bakhtin and Marcuschi are two theoretical consensuses in the analyzes undertaken.

Author Biography

  • Valfrido da Silva Nunes, Instituto Federal de Pernambuco

    Professor e pesquisador do Instituto Federal de Pernambuco (IFPE), Campus Garanhuns. Doutor em Linguística pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL).

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Published

2023-12-10

Issue

Vol. 23 (2023)

Section

Research Articles