An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method (4th edition)

Introduction to: What is Discourse Analysis; Buiding Tasks; Tools of Inquiry and Discourses; Social Languages, Conversations and Intertextuality; Form-Function Correlations, Situated Meanings and Figured Words; Figured Words; Context; Discourse Analysis; Processing and Organizing Language; Sample of discourse analysis; Conclusion: proactive design.

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method (4th edition)

James Paul Gee

Routledge

2014

Abstract

Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to D iscourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee’s unique integrated approach which incorporates both a theory of language-in-use and a method of research.An Introduction to D iscourse Analysis can be used as a stand-alone textbook or ideally used in conjunction with the practical companion title How to doD iscourse Analysis: A Toolkit. Together they provide the complete resource for students studying discourse analysis.Updated throughout, the fourth edition of this seminal textbook also includes two new chapters: ‘What is Discourse?’ to further understanding of the topic, as well as a new concluding section. A new companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/gee features a frequently asked questions section, additional tasks to support understanding, a glossary and free access to journal articles by James Paul Gee.Clearly structured and written in a highly accessible style, An Introductionto D iscourse Analysis includes perspectives from a variety of approaches and disciplines, including applied linguistics, education, psychology, anthropology and communication to help students and scholars from a range of backgrounds to formulate their own views on discourse and engage in their own discourse This is an essential textbook for all advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of discourse analysis.