Knowing What to Write: Conceptual Processes in Text Production (Amsterdam University Press - Studies in Writing) [Paperback]

Mark Torrance (Editor), David Galbraith (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 9053563075 | ISBN-13: 978-9053563076 | Edition: 1

Knowing What to Write brings together new and recent research and theory exploring the cognitive processes involved in retrieving, ordering and creating knowledge during text production. Contributions from cognitive psychology, text linguistics, psycholinguistics, and computer science combine to provide a sophisticated and wide-ranging picture of the ways in which writers develop and structure their ideas. This book is recommended both to writing researchers and to any readers interested in the cognitive processes that lie behind complex language behavior.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mark Torrance is researcher in the Institute of Behavioural Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.

 

David Galbraith is researcher in the Division of Psychology at Staffordshire University, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press; 1 edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9053563075
• ISBN-13: 978-9053563076
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,043,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)