Discourse in Action: Introducing Mediated Discourse Analysis

by Sigrid Norris and Rodney H Jones

Book Overview

From emails relating to adoption over the Internet to discussions in the airline cockpit, the spoken or written texts we produce can have significant social consequences. The area of Mediated Discourse Analysis considers texts in their social and cultural contexts to explore the actions individuals take with texts - and the consequences of those actions.

Discourse in Action:

brings together leading scholars from around the world in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415366178
• ISBN13: 9780415366175
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.2"