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Doing discourse analysis : methods for studying action in talk and text

Wood, Linda A. ;

Doing discourse analysis : methods for studying action in talk and text - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2000. - xvi, 240 p. ;

Included Index.

Part I. Theoretical background. Language, discourse, and discourse analysis ; Varieties of discourse analysis ; Examples of discourse analysis --
pt. II. Method. Discourse and data ; Data collection ; Preparation for analysis --
pt. III. Analysis. Analysis I: Strategies of interpretation ; Analysis II: Patterns and context ; Identities in talk: research examples --
pt. IV. Evaluation and reporting. Warranting in discourse analysis ; Writing the report --
Postscript. App. A. Transcript Notation --
App. B. Selected Varieties of discourse analysis --
Glossary: Terms for discourse analysis.

Providing both the practical steps for doing discourse analysis and the theoretical justifications for those steps, this book shows students how the social world revolves around talk and text. The authors draw on conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, and the discursive approach developed in social psychology. The book presents actual examples, covers data collection methods and strategies for data analysis, and addresses issues of reliability and validity.

ISBN: 0803973500 (acidfree paper) 9780803973503 0803973519 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 9780803973510

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Discourse analysis.

Dewey Class. No.: 401.41 / WOO