1. Discourse grammar

2. Grammar from a discourse perspective
The texture of a text
Unity of structure
Unity of texture

3. Grammar from a discourse perspective
Cohesion and discourse
Reference
Lexical cohesion
Collocation
Conjunction
Substitution
Ellipsis

4. Grammar from a discourse perspective
A sample analysis: Winnie the Pooh

5. Grammar from a discourse perspective
Theme and rheme
Theme is the starting point of a clause; that is, what the clause is ‘about’. The remainder of the clause is the rheme.

6. Grammar from a discourse perspective
Thematic progression
Constant theme
Linear theme
Multiple theme/split rheme

7. Grammar from a discourse perspective
Attitude and grammar
Affect
Judgement
Appreciation

8. Grammar from a discourse perspective
Grammar and engagement

9. Grammar from a discourse perspective
Grammatical differences between spoken and written discourse
Lexical density
Nominalization
Grammatical metaphor
A continuum of differences