Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis

Description

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.

Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education at the University of East Anglia, UK.

'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 [Part 1] contributions meaningfully contextualize the study of discourse considering the rapid developments brought about by globalization and communication technologies...[Part 2] chapters help inform readers on the benefits of discourse analysis in educational settings... reveal interesting inputs on the effect of discourse among working professionals in myriad settings...As a whole, the volume meaningfully encapsulates the state-of-the-art of discourse analysis in different fields. For novice and expert readers, the book is a manageable resource since each chapter is strategically organized in terms of the history, methods and potential problems of discourse analysis applied in different fields. Likewise, each chapter provides sample investigations to contextualize the concepts earlier discussed, allowing readers to appreciate the potentials of different means of discourse analysis...importantly, the featured papers address the interdisciplinary nature of discourse research...for its organization and presentation of current thinking and practice in the field this volume is an exemplary work which holds value for beginning and experienced researchers alike. -- Paolo Nino Valdez, Department of English and Applied Linguistics, De La Salle University, Manila, The Philippines * Discourse Studies *