Written Communication Apr 1986

Toward an Understanding of Context in Composition

DEBORAH BRANDT

Abstract

Contradictory approaches to context and written language have clouded understanding of the nature and role of context in composition. This article treats writing within a larger framework of context and language use in general to suggest important interrelationships among writer, context, and text. Implications for writing-process research are examined.

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Written Communication
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1986-04-01
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10.1177/0741088386003002001
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