Estabelecendo as Diferenças entre os Termos Registro e Gênero

Authors

  • Valeria Branco Moreira Pinto dos Santos

Keywords:

register, genre, systemic-functional linguistics, sociosemiotics discourse analysis.

Abstract

This paper, adapted from an MA thesis (Santos, 1996), discusses theoretical concepts on the definition and usage of both terminologies: register (Halliday, 1978; 1989; 1994) and genre (Swales, 1990). It is an attempt to establish theoretical differences in order to make it easier for the researchers and the teachers to distinguish between both concepts. The bibliographical survey carried out for this article does not bring about clearly-established definitions, but points towards the importance and relevance of both concepts either for academic studies or for pedagogical practice.

Author Biography

Valeria Branco Moreira Pinto dos Santos

Valeria B. M. P. dos Santos is currently teaching ESP courses at PUC-SP and General English at FIEO-OSASCO/SP. Her research interests include discourse analysis for professional and academic usage. She is doing now her doctorate at PUC-SP which focuses on written discourse in the business field.

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (1998)

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Papers

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