The Discourse Studies Reader: Main currents in theory and analysis - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027212104 ISBN 13: 9789027212108

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014

Synopsis

Discourse Studies is an interdisciplinary field studying the social production of meaning across the entire spectrum of the social sciences and humanities. The Discourse Studies Reader brings together 40 key readings from discourse researchers in Europe and North America, some of which are now translated into English for the first time. Divided into seven sections – ‘Theoretical Inspirations: Structuralism versus Pragmatics’, ‘From Structuralism to Poststructuralism’, ‘Enunciative Pragmatics’, ‘Interactionism’, ‘Sociopragmatics’, ‘Historical Knowledge’ and ‘Critical Approaches’ – The Discourse Studies Reader offers a comprehensive overview of the main currents in discourse studies, both discourse theory and discourse analysis. With short introductions elaborating the broader context, the sections present key selections from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds by placing them into their respective epistemological traditions. The Discourse Studies Reader is an indispensable textbook for students and scholars alike who are interested in discourse theoretical questions and working with discourse analytical methods.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027212104
• ISBN 13: 9789027212108
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 426
• Editor: Angermuller Johannes, Maingueneau Dominique, Wodak Ruth