Cartographies in Discourse Analysis: revisiting the articulation of genre and scenography

Abstract

This paper discusses the notions of genre and scenography (Maingueneau, 1989). According to the author's point of view, there are genres which would not be invested with a scenography. Instead, we argue that scenography is always present. What is variable is its degree of actualization. By means of the analysis of a sample composed of texts of two genres - classified job advertisements and medical prescriptions - we shall evaluate the relevance of a point of view according to which the clash between genres and scenographies can be translated by the encounter of forces more or less stabilized.

genre; scenography; classified job advertisements; medical prescription