What Is Discourse Analysis?

by Stephanie Taylor

Book Overview

What is discourse analysis? is an accessible introduction to an empirical research approach which is widely used in the social sciences and related disciplines.
This book explores the idea of how meaning is socially constructed and how 'talk' and text can be interpreted. The challenges of discourse analysis are outlined as well as helpful ways to approach them - from finding the right starting point, processing and interpreting data through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849669031
• ISBN13: 9781849669030
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"