Analyzing Discourse, Revised Edition

Robert A. Dooley

ISBN 10: 1556714904 / ISBN 13: 9781556714900

Editore: SIL International, Global Publishing Mär 2023, 2023

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Rather than applying a rigid theory or surveying a variety of approaches, Analyzing Discourse provides a methodology that has been refined over years of use. As an introduction to discourse analysis for linguistic field workers, it is practical, addressing issues commonly confronted by field linguists. The material follows a functional and cognitive approach that seems to be a good approximation of how discourse is actually produced and understood. Since the aim of the manual is introductory rather than comprehensive, most chapters are relatively short, and the whole can be covered in fifteen classroom hours. References are provided for further reading on the topics discussed. The manual can be used individually or in group sessions, such as in a formal course or a linguistic seminar. In a group setting, concepts can be illustrated by examining texts beyond those provided in the manual. This revision corrects the errata of the classic first edition, which remains a solid presentation of the basic concepts for analyzing discourse. 180 pp. Englisch. Codice articolo 9781556714900

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Titolo: Analyzing Discourse, Revised Edition

Casa editrice: SIL International, Global Publishing Mär 2023

Data di pubblicazione: 2023

Legatura: Taschenbuch

Condizione: Neu

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Rather than applying a rigid theory or surveying a variety of approaches, Analyzing Discourse provides a methodology that has been refined over years of use. As an introduction to discourse analysis for linguistic field workers, it is practical, addressing issues commonly confronted by field linguists. The material follows a functional and cognitive approach that seems to be a good approximation of how discourse is actually produced and understood. Since the aim of the manual is introductory rather than comprehensive, most chapters are relatively short, and the whole can be covered in fifteen classroom hours. References are provided for further reading on the topics discussed. The manual can be used individually or in group sessions, such as in a formal course or a linguistic seminar. In a group setting, concepts can be illustrated by examining texts beyond those provided in the manual. This revision corrects the errata of the classic first edition, which remains a solid presentation of the basic concepts for analyzing discourse. 

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Robert A. Dooley is a former linguistics consultant with SIL International with special interests in syntax and discourse. In addition to work in linguistic analysis, translation, and field consultation, he has been associated with the Curso de Linguística e Missiologia in Brasília and the Summer Institute of Linguistics at the University of North Dakota (for which Analyzing Discourse was originally written in 2001).

Stephen H. Levinsohn is a senior linguistics consultant with SIL International. Since 1997 he has run Discourse for Translation workshops in 20 countries for linguist-translators working with over 400 languages.