Robert-Alain de Beaugrande

Robert-Alain de Beaugrande was a leading figure in text linguistics and discourse analysis, significantly shaping the Continental tradition within the discipline. He was instrumental in developing the Vienna School of Textlinguistik and played a major role in consolidating critical discourse analysis. His work emphasized the interconnectedness of language with its social and cognitive contexts. Beaugrande's insights continue to influence how we study and understand the structure and function of text.