Methods of Critical Discourse Studies
Author | : Ruth Wodak |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2015-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473934252 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473934257 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This is a sophisticated and nuanced introduction to critical discourse analysis (CDA) that covers a range of topics in an accessible, engaging style. With international examples and an interdisciplinary approach, readers gain a rich understanding of the many angles into critical discourse analysis, the fundamentals of how analysis works and examples from written texts, online data and images. This new edition: expands coverage of multimodality adds two new chapters on social media and analysis of online data supports learning with a guided introduction to each chapter includes a new and extended glossary Clearly written, practical and rigorous in its approach, this book is the ideal companion when embarking on research that focuses on discourse and meaning-making.