Product Description

Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory and practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively and accessible style. It discusses current approaches, concepts and debates in the field of spoken discourse and provides a grounding in the practical techniques of discourse analysis and how to apply them to real data.

Working with Spoken Discourse is divided into three sections. The first section covers general issues - the definition of `discourse' and uses of discourse analysis, the second section covers a series of approaches to discourse analysis and the final section focuses on the applications of discourse analysis in social research and designing and writing up projects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44062 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

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Spoken discourse
As a degree student this book game me a fantastic and detailed insite into spoken discourse. I deffinatley recommend it to any one as it was one of those books that i would class as easy reading.