
Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee's unique integrated approach...

Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee's unique integrated...




This bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive guide to conducting discourse analysis. This new edition is updated throughout with new examples and a new chapter on multimodal discourse analysis, demonstrating how Gee's approach can be applied to texts that combine language...



