The central concern of this book is the analysis of verbal interaction or discourse. This first six chapters report and evaluate major theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The final chapters demonstrate how the findings of discourse analysis can be used to investigate second-language teaching and first-language acquisition and to analyse literary texts.
Reviews"...an excellent introduction to the field of discourse analysis"
Book InformationISBN 9780582553798
Author Malcolm CoulthardFormat Paperback
Page Count 228
Imprint LongmanPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 140mm * 217mm * 14mm