Document Type
Original Study
Subject Areas
Language/Linguistics and Literature
Keywords
Death Announcement Notice, Genre Analysis, Thick Description
Abstract
As a universally recognized social practice, the discourse of the Death Announcement Notice, henceforth DAN, is subject to macro-cultural and micro-contextual influences, and consequently to various procedural strategies that shape its schematic structure. A ‘thick description’, one which combines outsider theoretical models with insider experiential knowledge was adopted for the analysis of a randomly compiled corpus of 50 DAN texts. Based on Swales’ (1990) model of genre, eight schematic moves were discerned. The researcher’s insider knowledge was employed to yield a deeper understanding of this social practice
How to Cite This Article
Salahshour, Farzad
(2017)
"A ‘Thick Description’ Genre Analysis of Death
Announcement Notices,"
Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 20:
Iss.
3, Article 3.
DOI: 10.5782/2223-2621.2017.20.3.63
Available at:
https://kjhss.khazar.org/journal/vol20/iss3/3
Publication Date
2017