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Robert-Alain de Beaugrande (1946 – June 2008[1]) was an American text linguist and discourse analyst, one of the leading figures of the Continental tradition in the discipline. He was one of the developers of the Vienna School of Textlinguistik (Department of Linguistics at the University of Vienna), and published the seminal Introduction to Text Linguistics in 1981, with Wolfgang U. Dressler.[2] He was also a major figure in the consolidation of critical discourse analysis.[3]
De Beaugrande had an MA in German and English Language and Literature by the Free University of Berlin, in 1971, and a PhD in Comparative Literature and Linguistics by the University of California, Irvine, in 1976. He served as professor of English in the University of Florida from 1978 to 1991, of English Linguistics at the University of Vienna from 1991 to 1997, Professor of English Language at the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Professor of English and English Linguistics at the University of Florida at Gainesville,[4] and later as visiting professor in several universities in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Selected works
edit- Text, Discourse and Process: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science of Texts. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, 1980
- Introduction to Text Linguistics (with Wolfgang Dressler). London: Longman, 1981.
- Text Production. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, 1984
- Critical Discourse: A Survey of Contemporary Literary Theorists. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, 1988
- New Foundations for a Science of Text and Discourse. Greenwich, CT: Ablex, 1997
- A New Introduction to the Study of Text and Discourse. Uploaded to personal website June 2004.
References
edit- ^ "Death of Professor Robert de Beaugrande (+ 2008)". anglistik.univie.ac.at. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ Lemke, Jay L.; Helden, Caspar van (January 1, 2009). "A tribute to Robert de Beaugrande". Functions of Language. 16 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1075/fol.16.1.01lem. ISSN 0929-998X.
- ^ "Farewell to Robert de Beaugrande | Vanity Fea". garciala (in Spanish). November 29, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Robert de Beaugrande | Fulbright Scholar Program". fulbrightscholars.org. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
External links
edit- Home page (archived, containing many of his original works)
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