Working with Spoken Discourse - Softcover

Cameron, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761957731 ISBN 13: 9780761957737

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

"An exemplary textbook. Making even the most complex ideas fully accessible, it is grounded in an extensive literature, filled with engaging examples, and offers ample suggestions for independent research. It’s been a key text in my classes for over a decade and, as fresh and relevant as ever, will continue to buttress my graduate seminars and undergraduate courses alike.”

- Professor Crispin Thurlow, University of Washington

 

Comprehensive, practical, lively and accessible, Working with Spoken Discourse is the much-loved benchmark for learning to do discourse analysis. It combines theory and practice to give students the grounding they need in practical techniques of analyzing talk and how to apply them to real data.

• Begins with the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of doing discourse analysis
• Packs examples into every chapter to help explain complex concepts
• Uses exercises and activities to reinforce what you’ve learned
• Leads you through the practicalities of designing your own project

Exceptionally clear, and perfect for undergraduates starting a project, this is the essential guide to spoken discourse.

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Review:

Working with Spoken Discourse is an exemplary textbook. Making even the most complex ideas fully accessible, it is grounded in an extensive literature, filled with engaging examples, and offers ample suggestions for independent research. It’s been a key text in my classes for over a decade and, as fresh and relevant as ever, will continue to buttress my graduate seminars and undergraduate courses alike.

(Professor Crispin Thurlow 2014-02-14)

Synopsis:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761957731
• ISBN 13: 9780761957737
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216