Full Description
What can language tell us about society? Looking at a range of genres, from political speeches to internet chat, this book shows how qualitative methods are used to analyse discourses throughout the social sciences. The practical problems of designing and conducting discourse-based research are solved in this key resource for all social scientists.
Contents
Introduction: Discourse Studies
Important Concepts and Terms; R.Wodak
Analyzing Newspapers, Magazines and Other Print Media; G. Mautner
Analyzing Communication in the New Media; H. Gruber
Analyzing TV documentaries; A. Pollak
Analyzing Political Rhetoric; M. Reisigl
Analyzing Interaction in Broadcast Debates; G. Myers
Analyzing Research Interviews; J. Abell and G. Myers
Analyzing Focus Group Discussions; M. Krzyzanowski
Discourse Analysis and Ethnography; F.Oberhuber and M. Krzyzanowski
Glossary.
