· 2014· Book chapter
An Introduction to Discourse Analysis
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- 2014year
Short summary
This book introduces discourse analysis, focusing on theoretical advances in describing verbal interaction and its applications in language acquisition and literary analysis.
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Key points
- Focuses on the analysis of verbal interaction and discourse.
- Reports and evaluates major theoretical advances in discourse description.
- Demonstrates applications in second-language teaching and first-language acquisition.
- Explains how discourse analysis can be used to analyze literary texts.
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Abstract
The central concern of this book is the analysis of verbal interaction or discourse. This first six chapters report and evaluate major theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The final chapters demonstrate how the findings of discourse analysis can be used to investigate second-language teaching and first-language acquisition and to analyse literary texts.
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