Handbook of Discourse Processes

This Handbook is a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of discourse processes.

The editors hope to foster a more interdisciplinary approach to discourse processing with this Handbook, while simultaneously developing an appreciation within the field for multiple methods of establishing rigorous scientific claims.

The field of discourse processes is currently fueled by seven dominant approaches:
* discourse psychology;
* corpus analysis;
* computational discourse;
* discourse technologies;
* conversation analysis;
* hybrid qualitative and quantitative approaches; and
* cultural foundations.

The contributors also discuss future trends in research, including corpus analyses, the integration of neuroscience with discourse research, and the development of more advanced computer technologies for analyzing discourse.

This volume is an important resource for those engaged in the study of discourse, no matter our methods or what we choose to call ourselves.
—Journal of Literacy Research

The domain of official 'handbook' typically is reserved for well-established fields. In the case of discourse processes, the publication of a handbook serves as a coming out party. That is, a handbook for this field is as likely to inform readers about what the field is as it is to inform them about what is has produced....this handbook will serve as a roadmap regarding where the field is going.

—American Journal of Psychology

'This handbook is a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of discourse processes, intended to help with fostering a more interdisciplinary approach to discourse processing while simultaneously developing an appreciation within the field for multiple methods of establishing rigorous scientific claims. 
—CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts