Bloomsbury Handbook of Discourse Analysis, The (Bloomsbury Handbooks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350247170 ISBN 13: 9781350247178

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

Synopsis

An essential reference to contemporary discourse studies, this handbook offers a rigorous and systematic overview of the field, covering the key methods, research topics and new directions. Fully updated and revised throughout to take account of developments over the last decade, in particular the innovations in digital communication and new media, this second edition features: · New coverage of the discourse of media, multimedia, social media, politeness, ageing and English as lingua franca · Updated coverage across all chapters, including conversation analysis, spoken discourse, news discourse, intercultural communication, computer mediated communication and identity · An expanded glossary of key terms Identifying and describing the central concepts and theories associated with discourse and its main branches of study, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Discourse Analysis makes a sustained and compelling argument concerning the nature and influence of discourse and is an essential resource for anyone interested in the field.

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About the Author

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

Brian Paltridge is Visiting Professor in the English Department at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Lillian Wong is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Applied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350247170
• ISBN 13: 9781350247178
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388
• Editor: Hyland Ken