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Discourse: The Basics

Name: Discourse: The Basics
Author: Angela Goddard, Neil Carey

Angela Goddard,

Neil Carey,

214 pages
English
PDF
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - PDF

Discourse: The Basics

Angela Goddard,

Neil Carey,

About this book

Humans are social animals and are constantly interacting with each other through conversation, written communication, symbols and other expressions. Discourse: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the analysis of those interactions and the many forms and meanings they can take. The book draws on a range of international case studies and examplesfrom literature, political speech, advertising and newspaper articlesto address key questions such as:

What is discourse?
Why are there different approaches to understanding discourse?
How are individual interactions connected with the larger discourses that frame our ways of thinking and behaving?
Howcan discourse be analysed and researched?

Discourse: The Basics includessubject summaries, a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading.It will be of particular relevance to students of language and the social sciences but also useful to all students who are interested in how meanings are made.

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