Analysing Discourse

Analysing Discourse is an accessible introduction for all students and researchers seeking to use and investigate real language data.Students and researchers in the social sciences, as well as language specialists, often discover that they cannot get as much from texts, conversations or research interviews as they would like because they are unsure exactly how to analyze these language materials. This book helps all students and researchers who rely on real language data to get the most out of their resources.Drawing on a range of social theorists from Bourdieu to Habermas, as well as his own…