Název: Text typology of resolutions
Zdrojový dokument: Brno studies in English. 2005, roč. 31, č. 1, s. [19]-33
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[19]-33
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ISSN1211-1791
Trvalý odkaz (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/104219
Type: Článek
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Abstrakt(y)
The present paper investigates the generic structure potential and intrageneric variation within a text type in relation to the socio-cultural context in which the communication takes place, the intended text functions and the linguistic means used for the implementation of the purpose at hand. This inquiry scrutinizes the genre of resolutions, taking the example of UNESCO documents, and is a part of a larger study which analyses stylistic variation within the discourse of diplomacy. -- Resolutions are legal instruments used by international organizations, e.g. the United Nations Organization, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, for stating their decisions concerning the formation of future behaviour with regard to the internal administration of an organization and the ordering of relations between independent states. Therefore, as a specimen of formal written discourse in institutional settings, they are characterised by explicit internal organization, conventionalization and stability of form to the detriment of variation. The analysis of the generic structure potential of resolutions is performed on the material of the Resolutions volumes of the Records of the General Conference of UNESCO adopted at the 30th session in 1999, which includes 114 resolutions, and the 32nd session in 2003, which includes 109 resolutions.
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