Can discourse analysis techniques adequately deal with complex social phenomena? What does 'interdisciplinarity' mean for theory building and the practise of empirical research? This original volume debates critical theory and discourse analysis, focussing on the extent to which CDA can draw on a range of disciplines in the social sciences.

CHRISTINE ANTHONISSEN is an Associate Professor and Chairperson , Department of General Linguistics, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. MICHAEL BILLIG is Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK CARMEN ROSA CALDAS-COULTHARD is Senior Lecturer, Centre for English Language Studies, University of Birmingham, UK MARCELO DASCAL is Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Israel CONCEPCIA"N GA"MEZ ESTEBAN is Associate Professor of Sociology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain CARLOS A.M. GOUVEIA is Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Lisbon, Portugal PHIL GRAHAM is Professor of Communication and Culture in the Creative Industries Faculty of Queensland University of Technology, Australia MARIANNE W. JA RGENSEN is Assistant Professor in the Department for Studies of Social Change and Culture, Linkoping University, Sweden JAY L.LEMKE is Professor of Educational Studies, University of Michigan, USA J. R. MARTIN is Professor in Linguistics ( Personal Chair), at the University of Sydney, Australia LUISA MARTAiN ROJO is Associate Professor in Linguistics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain PATRICIA O'CONNOR is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Georgetown University, USA SUZANNE SCOLLON is an independent scholar based in Haines, Alaska, USA TEUN A. VAN DIJKis Professor Emeritus, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

About the Author
CHRISTINE ANTHONISSEN is an Associate Professor and Chairperson , Department of General Linguistics, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. MICHAEL BILLIG is Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK CARMEN ROSA CALDAS-COULTHARD is Senior Lecturer, Centre for English Language Studies, University of Birmingham, UK MARCELO DASCAL is Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Israel CONCEPCION GOMEZ ESTEBAN is Associate Professor of Sociology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain CARLOS A.M. GOUVEIA is Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Lisbon, Portugal PHIL GRAHAM is Professor of Communication and Culture in the Creative Industries Faculty of Queensland University of Technology, Australia MARIANNE W. JORGENSEN is Assistant Professor in the Department for Studies of Social Change and Culture, Linkoping University, Sweden JAY L.LEMKE is Professor of Educational Studies, University of Michigan, USA J. R. MARTIN is Professor in Linguistics ( Personal Chair), at the University of Sydney, Australia LUISA MARTIN ROJO is Associate Professor in Linguistics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain PATRICIA O'CONNOR is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Georgetown University, USA SUZANNE SCOLLON is an independent scholar based in Haines, Alaska, USA TEUN A. VAN DIJKis Professor Emeritus, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.


Book Information
ISBN 9780230555143
Author G. Weiss
Format Paperback
Page Count 321
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan