Preface
Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction:linguistic forms and functions
1.1 The functions of language
1.1.1 The transactional view
1.1.2 The interactional view
1.2 Spoken and written language
1.2.1 Manner of production
1.2.2 The representation of discourse:texts
1.2.3 Written texts
1.2.4 Spoken texts
1.2.5 The relationship between speech and writing
1.2.6 Differences in form between written and spoken language
1.3 Sentence and utterance
1.3.1 On 'data'
1.32 Rules versus regularities
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