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Interdiscursivity in munication
Vijay K. Bhatia
DISCOURSE & COMMUNICATION 2010 4: 32
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Vijay K. Bhatia
City University of Hong Kong, China
Abstract
In recent versions of professional genre analysis, context has assumed increasingly critical
importance, thus redefining genre as a configuration of text-internal and text-external factors.
The emphasis on text-external properties of genre has brought into focus the notion of
interdiscursivity as distinct from intertextuality, which is primarily viewed as appropriation of
text-internal resources. Drawing evidence from a number of professional contexts, this article
explores the nature, function, and use of interdiscursivity in genre theory, defining interdiscursivity
as a function of appropriation of generic resources across discursive, professional and cultural
practices, which, it is claimed, is central to our understanding of plexities of genres that
are typically employed in professional, disciplinary, and munication.
Keywords
appropriation of generic resources, arbitration practices, corporate disclosure practices, interdis­
cursivity, professional discourse, text-external resources
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