Acknowledgements
Introduction
Overview
Chapter 1 Perspectives on written discourse
1．1 History and development
1．2 Multi-perspective model of discourse
1．3 Genre—based view of discourse
The world of reality
Chapter 2 Genres within specific domains
2．1 Registers，genres and disciplines
2．2 Disciplinary variation in genres within academic
domains
2．3 Variation in genres within professional domains
Chapter 3 Genres across domains：Genre colonies
3．1 Promotional genres
3．2 Academic introductions
3．3 Reporting genres
The world of private intentions
Chapter 4 Appropriation of generic resources
4．1 Invasion of territorial integrity
4．2 Philanthropic fundraising
4．3 Public discourse：Memorandum of
understanding
Chapter 5 Generic integrity
5．1 Identifying generic integrity
5．2 Dynamics of generic integrity
5．3 Generic competence and professional expertise
The world of analytical perspectives
Chapter 6 Integrating research methods
6．1 Investigation goals
6．2 Towards a multi-perspective model
6．3 Integrating perspectives
The world of applications
Chapter 7 Applications of genre theory
7．1 The power and politics of genre
7．2 Genres in translation and document design
7．3 Genres in applied linguistics
References
Index
