Discourse as Social Interaction / Edition 1

by Teun A. van Dijk

Overview

How do people engage in and competently manage discourse and interaction with others? Whether in informal, everyday conversations or professional dialogues, people do things while they are speaking or writing.

Focusing on the fundamental interactional, social, political and cultural functions of text and talk, this comprehensive volume shows that discourse is not merely form and meaning but also action. This social dimension of discourse is further highlighted by examining the role of social identity and group membership, such as those based on gender, 'race' and ethnicity: How do members of various groups typically speak among each other and how do they communicate with people of other groups or cultures? What is th

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803978478
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/06/1997
Series:	Discourse Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introductio , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Teun A. van Dijk is a Visiting Professor at
Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. From 1980 to 2006 he held a personal chair as Professor of Discourse Studies at the University of Amsterdam. A world leading scholar of discourse studies and author of over 250 books and articles,
he edits the SAGE journals Disourse &
Society, Discourse Studies, and Discourse and Communication.

Table of Contents

Discourse as Interaction in Society - Teun A van Dijk
Discourse Pragmatics - Shoshana Blum-Kulka
Conversation Analysis - Anita Pomerantz and B J Fehr
Institutional Dialogue - Paul Drew and Marja-Leena Soronjen
Gender in Discourse - Cheris Kramarae, Candace West and Michelle Lazar
Discourse, Ethnicity, Culture and Racism - Teun A van Dijk et al
Organizational Discourse - Dennis Mumby and Robin Clair
Discourse and Politics - Paul Chilton and Christina Sch[um]affner
Discourse and Culture - Anna Wierzbicka and Cliff Goddard
Critical Discourse Analysis - Norman Fairclough and Ruth Wodak
Applied Discourse Analysis - Britt-Louise Gunnarsson

Editorial Reviews

‘Because of the quality of [its] articles, Discourse as Social Interaction will constitute a very useful accompaniment to any course on discourse' - Language in Society

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