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Books: Discourse Analysis: Paltridge

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Message 1: Discourse Analysis: Paltridge
Date: 21-Dec-2006
From: Simone Gilson <sgilsoncontinuumbooks.com>
Subject: Discourse Analysis: Paltridge


Title: Discourse Analysis Subtitle: An Introduction Series Title: Continuum Discourse Published: 2006 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
                http://www.continuumbooks.com

Book URL: http://www.continuumbooks.com

Author: Brian Paltridge Hardback: ISBN: 0826485561 Pages: 256 Price: U.K. £ 65.00
Paperback: ISBN: 082648557X Pages: 256 Price: U.K. £ 17.99
Abstract:

Discourse Analysis: An Introduction is a comprehensive, accessibleintroduction to discourse analysis. In a series of nine chapters the bookexamines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse andsociety, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse andconversation, discourse grammar, corpus-based approaches to discourse andcritical discourse analysis. The final chapter presents a practicalapproach to doing discourse analysis. The book includes the followingfeatures:- Chapter summaries outlining the key areas covered.- Examples drawn from films, television, newspapers, the classroom andeveryday 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 analysisis essential for students encountering discourse analysis for the firsttime, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It should be on everyreading list.

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
Written In: English (eng )

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