Book Title: Rhetorical Communities

Subtitle: Understanding Language, Power, and Communication Across Contexts

by Leigh Meredith; Phil Choong; and Melisa Garcia

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Book Description: Rhetorical Communities guides students in analyzing and engaging with the practices, values, and expectations that shape communication within different communities. Beginning with foundational concepts of rhetoric and discourse community theory, the text progresses through genre analysis, audience and context, composing processes, collaboration, and ethical considerations, while highlighting how identity and power influence discourse. Emphasizing real-world examples and community contexts, this book helps students understand and participate in rhetorical practices across academic, professional, and civic settings.

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Leigh Meredith; Phil Choong; and Melisa Garcia

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Language learning for academic, technical and scientific purposes

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Title
Rhetorical Communities
Authors
Leigh Meredith; Phil Choong; and Melisa Garcia
License

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Rhetorical Communities Copyright © by Leigh Meredith, Phil Choong, and Melisa Garcia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Rhetorical Communities by Leigh Meredith, Phil Choong, and Melisa Garcia is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise where noted.

Primary Subject
Language learning for academic, technical and scientific purposes
Institution
University of San Francisco