Discourse Analysis

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.

Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.

Discourse Analysis:



provides a comprehensive introuduction to discourse analysis
presents explanations and descriptions of how meaning and unity is achieved in discourse, and how they may be applied to the practical study of linguistic communication
covers both the traditional types of discourse analysis - from conversation analysis to genre analysis - and also the most recent approaches such as multimodal analysis and corpus analysis
features key readings from leading figures in the field such as Hymes, Faiclough, Tannen and Jakobson
is accompanied by a supporting website

Incorporating examples from a wide variety of texts, Discourse Analysis provides an interactive and structured textbook that will be essentail reading for all students of English language and linguistics.