I bought this book for use in a class on rhetoric. It is difficult reading, but if you stick with it, it can help to give you a new perspcetive on thinking about the discourse around you.
Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research
โ Scribed by Norman Fairclough
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 262
- Edition
- Kindle edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Analysing Discourse is an accessible introductory textbook for all students and researchers working with real language data. Drawing on a range of social theorists from Bourdieu to Habermas, as well as his own research, Norman Fairclough's book presents a form of language analysis with a consistently social perspective. His approach is illustrated by and investigated through a range of real texts, from written texts, to a TV debate about the monarchy and a radio broadcast about the Lockerbie bombing. The student-friendly book also offers accessible summaries, an appendix of example texts, and a glossary of terms and key theorists
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Analysing Discourse is an accessible introductory textbook for all students and researchers working with real language data. Drawing on a range of social theorists from Bourdieu to Habermas, as well as his own research, Norman Fairclough's book presents a form of language analysis with a consistent
This introductory textbook to discourse analysis provides a guide to using & investigating real language data. It draws on a range of social theorists from Bourdieu to Habermas & presents a consistently social perspective on language analysis. The discussion is illustrated with a range of real