Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis (Continuum Companions) (Bloomsbury Companions)

Originally published as The Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis, this book is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics. This companion offers a comprehensive and accessible reference resource to research in contemporary discourse studies. In 21 chapters written by leading figures in the field, the volume provides readers with an authoritative overview of key terms, methods and current research topics and directions. It offers both a survey of current research and gives more practical guidance for advanced study in the area. The volume covers all the most important issues, concepts, movements and approaches in the field and features a glossary of key terms in the area of discourse analysis. It is the complete resource for postgraduate students and researchers working within discourse studies, applied linguistics, TESOL and the social sciences. 'this Book Is As Rich And Varied A Guide To The Latest Developments In Discourse Analysis As You Are Likely To Find. The Book Has An All-encompassing Coverage, A Genuinely International Cast List Of Contributors, Numerous New And Subtly Inflected Approaches To The Topic And Embraces A Range Of Methods Of Doing Discourse Analysis In Both Theory And Practice. It Is Clearly Written, Consistently Authoritative And Obviously Edited With Care And Wisdom. It Is A Book That Brilliantly Underlines How Central And Fundamental Discourse Analysis Is To So Many Fields Of Enquiry.' Professor Ronald Carter. School Of English Studies, University Of Nottingham, Uk. This Companion Offers A Comprehensive And Accessible Reference Resource To Research In Contemporary Discourse Studies. In 21 Chapters Written By Leading Figures In The Field, The Volume Provides Readers With An Authoritative Overview Of Key Terms, Methods And Current Research Topics And Directions. The Volume Covers All The Most Important Issues, Concepts, Movements And Approaches In The Field And Features A Glossary Of Key Terms. It Is The Complete Resource For Postgraduate Students And Researchers Working Within Discourse Studies, Applied Linguistics, Tesol And The Social Sciences. --book Jacket. Data Collection And Transcription In Discourse Analysis / Rodney H. Jones -- Conversation Analysis / Sue Wilkinson And Celia Kitzinger -- Critical Discourse Analysis / Ruth Wodak -- Genre Analysis / Christine M. Tardy -- Narrative Analysis / Mike Baynham -- Ethnography And Discourse Analysis / Dwight Atkinson, Hanako Okada, And Steven Talmy -- Systemic Functional Linguistics / J. R. Martin -- Multimodal Discourse Analysis / Kay L. O'halloran -- Corpus Approaches To The Study Of Discourse / Bethany Gray And Douglas Biber -- Spoken Discourse / Joan Cutting -- Academic Discourse / Ken Hyland -- Discourse And The Workplace / Janet Holmes -- Discourse And Gender / Paul Baker -- Discourse And The News / Martin Montgomery -- Discourse And Computer-mediated Communication / Julia Davies -- Forensic Discourse Analysis: A Work In Progress / John Olsson -- Discourse And Identity / Tope Omoniyi -- Discourse And Race / Angel Lin And Ryuko Kubota -- Classroom Discourse / Jennifer Hammond -- Discourse And Intercultural Communication / John Corbett -- Medical Discourse / Timothy Halkowski. Edited By Ken Hyland And Brian Paltridge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 337-374) And Indexes. "The Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics. This companion offers a comprehensive and accessible reference resource to research in contemporary discourse studies. In 21 chapters written by leading figures in the field, the volume provides readers with an authoritative overview of key terms, methods and current research topics and directions. It offers both a survey of current research and gives more practical guidance for advanced study in the area. The volume covers all the most important issues, concepts, movements and approaches in the field and features a glossary of key terms in the area of discourseanalysis. It is the complete resource for postgraduate students and researchers working within discourse studies, applied linguistics, TESOL and the social sciences"--Provided by publisher Conclusion and Future ProspectsTranscription Key; Note; Key Readings; 3 Critical Discourse Analysis; Introduction; Discourse, Power, Ideology and Critique; Current Approaches and Developments in CDA; Sample Study: Inclusion and Exclusion - The Austrian Case; Summary; Notes; Key Readings; 4 Genre Analysis; Current Theory and Research in Genre Analysis; Persuasion in the High-stakes World of Grant Funding: A Sample Genre Analysis; Future Directions of Genre Analysis; Note; Key Readings; 5 Narrative Analysis; Introduction; DA Approaches to Narrative; CA Approaches to Narrative