Preface to the series Acknowledgements Discursive pragmatics: A platform for the pragmatic study ofdiscourse Appraisal 1.Introduction 2.Overview 2.1 Attitude-the activation of positive or negativepositioning 2.1.1 Affect 2.1.2 Judgement 2.1.3 Appreciation 2.1.4 Modes of activation-direct and implied 2.1.5 Typological criteria 2.1.6 The interplay between the attitudinal modes 2.2 Intersubjective stance 3.Attitudinal assessment-a brief outline 3.1 Affect 3.2 Judgement 3.3 Appreciation ……
