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In: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 18, 1988, 4, S. 325-343 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 325-343 |
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ISSN: |
0047-2816
1541-3780 |
DOI: | 10.2190/3pqx-nkb6-u72b-v1u3 |
veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Schlagwörter: | |
Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Current treatments of tone rely on a hit-list approach in which writers are presented with lists of words to avoid and a few do and don't examples. Such treatments, however, do not constitute a theory of why certain linguistic elements create problems in tone. The linguistic concept of presupposition can be used to construct such a theory. Presuppositions are unstated propositions conveyed by the use of certain linguistic expressions called presupposition triggers. These presupposition triggers may convey the writer's beliefs about the truth of a proposition or the writer's value judgments about a proposition. Many problems in tone can be traced to one of two types of conflict between reader and writer: different beliefs about the truth of an implied proposition, and different attitudes toward a proposition whose truth is agreed upon. </jats:p> |