Doing Discourse Analysis Methods for Studying Action in Talk and Text [Paperback]

Providing both the practical steps for doing discourse analysis and the theoretical justifications for those steps, this book shows students how the social world revolves around talk and text. The authors draw on conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, and the discursive approach developed in social psychology. The book presents actual examples, covers data collection methods and strategies for data analysis, and addresses issues of reliability and validity.

Providing both the practical steps for doing discourse analysis and the theoretical justifications for those steps, this book shows students how the social world revolves around talk and text. The authors draw on conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, and the discursive approach developed in social psychology. The book presents actual examples, covers data collection methods and strategies for data analysis, and addresses issues of reliability and validity.

PART ONE: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
Language, Discourse and Discourse Analysis
Varieties of Discourse Analysis
Example of Discourse Analysis
PART TWO: METHOD
Discourse and Data
Data Collection
Preparation for Analysis
PART THREE: ANALYSIS
Analysis I
Strategies of Interpretation
Analysis II
Patterns and Context
Identities in Talk
Research Examples
PART FOUR: EVALUATING AND REPORTING
Warranting in Discourse Analysis
Writing the Report