Description
Product ID: | 9780761957737 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Working with Spoken Discourse |
Authors: | Author: Deborah Cameron |
Page Count: | 216 |
Subjects: | Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Communication studies, Sociology and anthropology, Communication studies, Sociology & anthropology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. 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. "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.
Exceptionally clear, and perfect for undergraduates starting a project, this is the essential guide to spoken discourse. |
Imprint Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-03-22 |