Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Continuum Discourse
An Introduction
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Continuum Discourse
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8557-1
Verlag: Continuum International Publishing Group
- Uses a variety of examples including excerpts from films, books, everyday conversation and the workplace
- Each chapter focuses on a different approach to discourse analysis
- Exercises and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter
- A glossary of key terms is provided
Discourse Analysis: An Introduction is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to discourse analysis. In a series of nine chapters the book examines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus-based approaches to discourse and critical discourse analysis. The final chapter presents a practical approach to doing discourse analysis. The book includes the following features:
- Chapter summaries outlining the key areas covered.
- Examples drawn from films, television, newspapers, the classroom and everyday life
- Explanations of technical terms in each of the chapters
- Tasks at the end of each chapter
- Suggestions for further reading
This engagingly written, comprehensive introduction to discourse analysis is essential for students encountering discourse analysis for the first time, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It should be on every reading list.
Zielgruppe
Upper Level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Introductory Undergraduate
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. What is discourse?
2. Discourse and society
3. Discourse and pragmatics
4. Discourse and genre
5. Discourse and conversation
6. Discourse grammar
7. Corpus approaches to discourse analysis
8. Doing discourse analysis