Discourse and practice : new tools for critical discourse analysis

Discourse and practice : new tools for critical discourse analysis / Theo van Leeuwen.

Presenting a new theory of discourse, this book argues that our understanding of texts ultimately rests on our practices and on what we do. It will be welcomed by students and researchers looking for a form of discourse analysis that is explicit and methodical as well as socially and critically rele...

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Main Author: Van Leeuwen, Theo, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
Subjects:
Critical discourse analysis.
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
Critical discourse analysis
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Summary:Presenting a new theory of discourse, this book argues that our understanding of texts ultimately rests on our practices and on what we do. It will be welcomed by students and researchers looking for a form of discourse analysis that is explicit and methodical as well as socially and critically relevant.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 172 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index.
ISBN:9780198043461
0198043465
1281851795
9781281851796
9786611851798
6611851798
9780199869251
0199869251
Access:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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