The Cambridge Handbook of Discourse Studies (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)

Anna De Fina

ISBN 10: 110844122X / ISBN 13: 9781108441223

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cambridge Handbook of Discourse Studies (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110844122X
• ISBN 13: 9781108441223
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Discourse studies, the study of the ways in which language is used in texts and contexts, is a fast-moving and increasingly diverse field. With contributions from leading and upcoming scholars from across the world, and covering cutting-edge research, this Handbook offers an up-to-date survey of Discourse Studies. It is organized according to perspectives and areas of engagement, with each chapter providing an overview of the historical development of its topic, the main current issues, debates and synergies, and future directions. The Handbook presents new perspectives on well-established themes such as narrative, conversation-analytic and cognitive approaches to discourse, while also embracing a range of up-to-the-minute topics from post-humanism to digital surveillance, recent methodological orientations such as linguistic landscapes and multimodal discourse analysis, and new fields of engagement such as discourses on race, religion and money.

About the Authors

Anna De Fina is Professor of Language and Linguistics at Georgetown University. Together with Alexandra Georgakopoulou, she has co-edited Analyzing Narrative and The Handbook of Narrative Analysis.

Alexandra Georgakopoulou is Professor of Discourse Analysis and Sociolinguistics at King's College London. Together with Anna De Fina, she has co-edited Analyzing Narrative and The Handbook of Narrative Analysis.