Discourse Analysis: The Questions Discourse Analysts Ask and How They Answer Them

Now fully revised, Discourse Analysis: The Questions Discourse Analysts Ask and How They Answer Them, remains the only introductory text organized around the fundamental questions that drive discourse analysis research. This approach cultivates a principled understanding of this interdisciplinary field by examining how analysts of different empirical persuasions systematically address core issues:

• How is discourse structured?
• How are social actions accomplished in discourse?
• How are i...