Hi Jaclyn, You might these references helpful: Jamieson, Kathleen M. “Antecedent Genre As Rhetorical Constraint,” Quarterly Journal of Speech, 61, 1975. -----. “Generic Constraints and the Rhetorical Situation,” Philosophy & Rhetoric, 6, 1973. Jamieson, Kathleen Hall and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, “Rhetorical Hybrids: Fusions of Generic Elements,” Quarterly Journal of Speech, 68, 1982. Graham Jaclyn Rea wrote: >Hello all, > >Does anyone know of any research specifically on antecedent genres and on >what might be called obsolete genres, genres/exigencies no longer in >existence? > >Thank you. > >Jaclyn Rea, Director >Studies in Rhetoric and Professional Writing >Department of English Language and Literature >Brock University > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > >For the list archives and information about the organization, > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > -- ---------------------------------- Graham Smart, Assistant Professor Carleton University School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies 215 Paterson Hall 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 5B6 (613) 520-2600 (Ext. 2000) ----------------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-