Download or read book The Discourse Reader written by Adam Jaworski and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Discourse Reader is the first comprehensive collection of key, original writings on discourse analysis, steering a clear path through its different areas. Designed as a structured coursebook for students from undergraduate level upwards, the Reader is divided into clear sections covering the foundations of modern discourse analysis. It represents all the contemporary methods and traditions including: * pragmatics * conversation analysis * the ethnography of communication * narrative analysis * critical discourse analysis. Each section is prefaced by a detailed introduction by the editors and provides recommendations for further reading.