The Handbook of Discourse Analysis (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) - Hardcover

Tannen, Deborah; Hamilton, Heidi E.; Schiffrin, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470670746 ISBN 13: 9780470670743

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015

Synopsis

The second edition of the highly successful Handbook of Discourse Analysis has been expanded and thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research to have developed since the original publication, including new theoretical paradigms and  discourse-analytic models, in an authoritative two-volume set.

• Twenty new chapters highlight emerging trends and the latest areas of research
• Contributions reflect the range, depth, and richness of current research in the field
• Chapters are written by internationally-recognized leaders in their respective fields, constituting a Who’s Who of Discourse Analysis
• A vital resource for scholars and students in discourse studies as well as for researchers in related fields who seek authoritative overviews of discourse analytic issues, theories, and methods

About this title

About the Author

Deborah Tannen is University Professor and Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She has published over 20 books, including You Were Always Mom’s Favorite! (2009), Talking Voices (2nd edition, 2007), Conversational Style (2005), and You Just Don’t Understand (1990). She has been McGraw Distinguished Lecturer at Princeton University as well as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.

Heidi E. Hamilton is Professor and Chair in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University. Her publications include the Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication (co-edited with Sylvia Chou, 2014), Linguistics, Language, and the Professions (co-edited with James E. Alatis and Ai-hui Tan, 2002), and Conversations with an Alzheimer’s Patient:  An Interactional Sociolinguistic Study (1994, 2005).

Deborah Schiffrin is Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. Her publications include In other words: Variation in reference and narrative (2006), Approaches to Discourse (1994), and Discourse Markers (1987). She is also the co-editor of Telling Stories (with Anna De Fina and Anastasia Nylund, 2010) and Discourse and Identity (with Anna De Fina and Michael Bamberg, 2006).

From the Back Cover

The second edition of the highly successful Handbook of Discourse Analysis has been thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research to have developed since the publication of the first edition in 2001. Updates include new research conducted in all areas covered by the original forty-one chapters, such as the exploration of recent theoretical paradigms, alongside expanded and enriched existing frameworks. Moreover, new types of discourse have appeared with the invention and adoption of new technologies.

In addition to updating chapters that appeared in the original edition, the second edition includes twenty entirely new chapters to highlight emerging trends and areas of research. The result is a cutting-edge resource, written and edited by leading researchers in their respective fields, that provides an elegant and state-of-the-art overview of the field. The two-volume Handbook delivers a vital resource for scholars and students in discourse studies and related fields.

From the Inside Flap

The second edition of the highly successful Handbook of Discourse Analysis has been thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research to have developed since the publication of the first edition in 2001. Updates include new research conducted in all areas covered by the original forty-one chapters, such as the exploration of recent theoretical paradigms, alongside expanded and enriched existing frameworks. Moreover, new types of discourse have appeared with the invention and adoption of new technologies.

In addition to updating chapters that appeared in the original edition, the second edition includes twenty entirely new chapters to highlight emerging trends and areas of research. The result is a cutting-edge resource, written and edited by leading researchers in their respective fields, that provides an elegant and state-of-the-art overview of the field. The two-volume Handbook delivers a vital resource for scholars and students in discourse studies and related fields.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470670746
• ISBN 13: 9780470670743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 992