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Approaches to Discourse (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics) 1st Edition

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3.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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This is a guide to the various frameworks, concepts, and methods available for the analysis of discourse within linguistics. It compares six dominant approaches to discourse analysis: speech act theory, pragmatics, ethnomethodology, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, and variation theory.

The author not only considers each approach from several standpoints but she also illustrates them through extensive applications to a variety of concrete social and linguistic problems facing discourse analysts.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0631166238
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0631166238
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Wiley-Blackwell
  5. Publication date
    March 23, 1994
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.8 x 1.11 x 9.7 inches
  8. Print length
    480 pages
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"Deborah Schiffrin has written a rigorous yet accessible description and comparison of various approaches to the analysis of discourse." Pragmatics

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This is a guide to the various frameworks, concepts, and methods available for the analysis of discourse within linguistics. It compares six dominant approaches to discourse analysis: speech act theory, pragmatics, ethnomethodology, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, and variation theory.

The author not only considers each approach from several standpoints but she also illustrates them through extensive applications to a variety of concrete social and linguistic problems facing discourse analysts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 1994
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0631166238
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0631166238
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.8 x 1.11 x 9.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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  • J.R. Woods
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013
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    Truly outstanding resource. It's really many in one: it covers a great deal of approaches to discourse that would otherwise take many volumes to read. I was glad to have purchased it and will look out for more from Schiffrin in the future.
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  • Craig
    2.0 out of 5 stars actually pretty bad
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013
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    I gotta give Deborah SOME credit; compiling the research and writing a book like this is no easy task. HOWEVER! If your intention is to learn about discourse analysis/how to do discourse analysis, good luck. I can't quite put my finger on why this book is so inaccessible (writing style, poor explanation of material/concepts(?)), but I would hope there is a better alternative out there.
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  • Amanda C
    1.0 out of 5 stars Please Re-Write
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
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    I know, I know, Discourse is all about Schiffrin, I mean- she wrote the book! However, this book is now outdated and is far too long-winded and meandering. I suggest a re-write, Dr. Schiffrin.
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  • Bob
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Usxeful Contribution to the Field
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2008
    I am writing this ostensibly in order to counter the unsubstantiated views of the previous reviewer. I have used this book to teach undergraduates about the range and relevance of the various methods used in analysing discourse - spoken and written. Deborah Schiffrin has provided a very useful addition to the study of discourse for students who might feel overwhelmed by the various - often mutually exclusive - approaches.

    The book starts with a well presented look at different definitions of Discourse - essential if we are to establish the relevance of competing methods.

    Part 2 of this textbook offers us 6 chapters covering 6 different methods - from the purist CA approach to Pragmatics - 1. Speech Act Theory; 2. Interactional Sociolingusitics; 3. The Ethnography of Communication; 4. Pragmatics; 5. Conversation Analysis; 6. Variation Analysis.

    As a springboard into the field of Critical Discourse Analysis, there is a lot to gain in terms of establishing the underlying principles of descriptive analysis in Schiffrin's work. Despite this being fairly old now by academic standards, I would certainly recommend the addition of this textbook to the reading lists of first year, and possibly second year undergraduates who are studying Text and Discourse Analysis.
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  • david gulliver
    1.0 out of 5 stars Useful only to those well-versed in discourse analysis
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2008
    This book is written in abstruse academese and is a closed loop: terms are defined in the jargon of the field. To an expert in the field, useful, to a novice, incomprehensible. The writing style is dull, opaque, verbose, and redundant. (She constantly says, "put another way" and the 'other way' is as incomprehensible as the first way). Also, she misrepresents formal grammar.
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  • lingwist
    1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Awful
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2007
    Every chapter is worst than the last in this terribly written book. We can only hope that the new edition will be better, but I seriously doubt it as the author is a hack.
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