Discourse Studies : A Multidisciplinary Introduction

Discourse Studies is the largest, most complete, most diverse and only multidisciplinary introduction to the field. Now combined into a single volume, this essential handbook:'¢ is fully updated from start to finish to cover contemporary debates and research literature'¢ covers everything from grammar, narrative, argumentation, cognition and pragmatics to social, political and critical approaches.'¢ adds two wholly new chapters on ideology and identity'¢ puts the student at the centre, offering brand new features such as worked examples, sample analyses and recommended further readingWritten and edited by world-class scholars in their fields, It is the essential, one-stop companion for any student of discourse analysis and discourse studies.