woops -- If it wasn't obvious, I sent my previous message before Paul Prior
sent his last (2/3) message. The Paul I previously addressed was Paul
Dillon. This is getting confusing. In any case, Paul P., thanks for that
Wittgenstein quote. Yes, it's right on the foggy nub, & I like the point you
stressed, that the question has to be addressed empirically. Judy
At 04:42 AM 2/4/00 -0000, you wrote:
>Paul, Are we talking past each other? I'm not sure if we agree, and if we
>don't, what it is we're disagreeing about. I do think that genres like
>discourse practices more generally can be invoked without full subscription
>by the writer. One can as you suggest take up "a little fruit on a genre
>tree, or a mushroom budding up from a genre mycelia." As you also say, the
>notion of genre isn't restricted to its textual realization; however,
>textual moves within one genre can invoke another one. In that sense, the
>genre is malleable. When the cop who is giving me a ticket starts to chat
>about the weather or the book on the seat next to me, he is in my view
>stretching the parameters of what it means to be a cop giving a ticket.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Judy
>
>>I wasn't under the impression that the discussion of genre was restricted to
>>writing however. Did I miss something.? Law enforcement genres would
>>radiates throughout our culture:.....
> My point is
>>that the genres of a cop's COP consist of fairly well defined and rigid
>>audience/interlocutor constructions that so strongly shape the communicative
>>patterns that cops have a hard time socializing with people outside their
>>COP. The choice of genre in this situation isn 't too malleable. That's
>>a half-baked idea, but I do know where the ingredients came from for the
>>batter.
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>>Paul H. Dillon
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>Judith Diamondstone (732) 932-7496 Ext. 352
>Graduate School of Education
>Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
>10 Seminary Place
>New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1183
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Judith Diamondstone (732) 932-7496 Ext. 352
Graduate School of Education
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
10 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1183
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