Beverly A Lewin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4591380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beverly A Lewin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beverly A |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewin |
| SIGNATURE | LEWIN B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The interpersonal strand of political speech
The present study offers an underlying theoretical framework for examining political speeches from a rhetorical perspective. This framework is based on systemic functional linguistics developed by Halliday (most recently updated by Halliday and Matthiessen 2014), and includes discourse structures suggested by later authors. We suggest that the interpersonal stratum of meaning, through which we manage social relations, represents a powerful resour…
Recruiting the reader in literary criticism
In this paper, we analyze an array of rhetorical strategies directly aimed at recruiting the reader to be an active collaborator in the construction of arguments in literary criticism. Many techniques for this purpose have been posited, mainly reporting the frequency of specific, discrete lexicogrammatical items. However, this approach does not capture techniques that are not necessarily realized by a discrete structure but can be interpreted in …
Contentiousness in science
In the study of scientific discourse, most of the linguistic literature emphasizes politeness strategies, claiming that the scientific role demands maintaining objectivity and, therefore, mitigating criticism of other scientists (e.g., Myers 1989; Hyland 1998). However, this literature is based on studies of research reports. Adversative discourse, highlighted by Tannen (1998, 2002), has received much less attention. This paper focuses on an inst…
Communication in Internet message boards
A quantitative analysis of usage in Computer-Mediated Conversation (CMC). While commentators as ‘early’ as 1984 were predicting that the “organizational, social, and personal effects of computers will be deeply felt”, they could only speculate on the strength of its impact. As this account was being written, at the end of 2001, the effects of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) were fast overtaking our poor ability to measure them. There are ma…
Attitudinal aspects of immigrants’ choice of home language
This study explores the relationship between language‐related attitudes of English speaking immigrants in Israel and their choice of L1 or L2 (Hebrew) for communication with their Israeli‐born children. A sample of 20 parents was interviewed. An unexpected finding was that lack of proficiency in L2 just as often encouraged a parent to choose L2 as L1. Among the other motivating factors, child‐based reasons, including the estimated effects of bili…
Attitudinal aspects of immigrants’ choice of home language
This study explores the relationship between language‐related attitudes of English speaking immigrants in Israel and their choice of L1 or L2 (Hebrew) for communication with their Israeli‐born children. A sample of 20 parents was interviewed. An unexpected finding was that lack of proficiency in L2 just as often encouraged a parent to choose L2 as L1. Among the other motivating factors, child‐based reasons, including the estimated effects of bili…
Contentiousness in science
In the study of scientific discourse, most of the linguistic literature emphasizes politeness strategies, claiming that the scientific role demands maintaining objectivity and, therefore, mitigating criticism of other scientists (e.g., Myers 1989; Hyland 1998). However, this literature is based on studies of research reports. Adversative discourse, highlighted by Tannen (1998, 2002), has received much less attention. This paper focuses on an inst…
Attitudinal aspects of immigrants’ choice of home language
This study explores the relationship between language‐related attitudes of English speaking immigrants in Israel and their choice of L1 or L2 (Hebrew) for communication with their Israeli‐born children. A sample of 20 parents was interviewed. An unexpected finding was that lack of proficiency in L2 just as often encouraged a parent to choose L2 as L1. Among the other motivating factors, child‐based reasons, including the estimated effects of bili…
Communication in Internet message boards
A quantitative analysis of usage in Computer-Mediated Conversation (CMC). While commentators as ‘early’ as 1984 were predicting that the “organizational, social, and personal effects of computers will be deeply felt”, they could only speculate on the strength of its impact. As this account was being written, at the end of 2001, the effects of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) were fast overtaking our poor ability to measure them. There are ma…
Contentiousness in science
In the study of scientific discourse, most of the linguistic literature emphasizes politeness strategies, claiming that the scientific role demands maintaining objectivity and, therefore, mitigating criticism of other scientists (e.g., Myers 1989; Hyland 1998). However, this literature is based on studies of research reports. Adversative discourse, highlighted by Tannen (1998, 2002), has received much less attention. This paper focuses on an inst…
Recruiting the reader in literary criticism
In this paper, we analyze an array of rhetorical strategies directly aimed at recruiting the reader to be an active collaborator in the construction of arguments in literary criticism. Many techniques for this purpose have been posited, mainly reporting the frequency of specific, discrete lexicogrammatical items. However, this approach does not capture techniques that are not necessarily realized by a discrete structure but can be interpreted in …
The interpersonal strand of political speech
The present study offers an underlying theoretical framework for examining political speeches from a rhetorical perspective. This framework is based on systemic functional linguistics developed by Halliday (most recently updated by Halliday and Matthiessen 2014), and includes discourse structures suggested by later authors. We suggest that the interpersonal stratum of meaning, through which we manage social relations, represents a powerful resour…
Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Law (2 works)