Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgments; 2. 1. Introduction; 3. Part I. General orientation; 4. 2. Communication as action; 5. 3. Discourse in communication; 6. Part II. Backpacking for a scientific journey; 7. 4. Discourse types; 8. 5. Structured content; 9. 6. Discourse connections; 10. 7. Contextual phenomena; 11. 8. Style; 12. Part III. Special modes of communication; 13. 9. Conversation analysis; 14. 10. Informative discourse; 15. 11. Narratives; 16. 12. Argumentation and persuasion; 17. Part IV. Special interests; 18. 13. Discourse and cognition; 19. 14. Discourse and institution; 20. 15. Discourse and culture; 21. Key to the questions; 22. References; 23. Index