Analyzing Discourse: A Manual of Basic Concepts
By Robert Dooley.
Description
Analyzing Discourse is an introduction to discourse analysis for linguistic field workers. It is practical, addressing issues commonly confronted by field linguists. Rather than applying a rigid theory or surveying a variety of approaches, it provides a methodology that has been refined over years of use. The material follows a functional and cognitive approach that seems to be a good approximation of how discourse is actually produced and understood.Since the aim of the manual is introductory rather than comprehensive, most chapters are relatively short, and the whole can be covered in fif...
ISBN(s)
1556711158, 9781556711152