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040 _aDLC
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100 _aGee, James Paul,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAn introduction to discourse analysis :
_btheory and method /
_cJames Paul Gee.
250 _aFifth edition.
264 _c©2025
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"James Paul Gee's ""Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method"" (5th edition) provides a comprehensive guide to conducting discourse analysis. The book outlines Gee's approach, which involves examining how language is used in context to construct meaning, identities, relationships, and social practices. The theoretical framework is built around seven ""building tasks"" that language performs: significance, practices, identities, relationships, politics, connections, and sign systems and knowledge. Gee introduces six ""tools of inquiry"" for analysing these tasks: situated meanings, social languages, figured worlds, intertextuality, Discourses, and Conversations. Methodologically, Gee emphasizes the importance of context and the reciprocal relationship between language and context. He discusses transcription, outlines the components of an ""ideal"" discourse analysis, and addresses issues of validity. The book provides practical guidance on analysing different aspects of language, such as intonation units, stanzas, and the overall organization of oral and written texts. Gee uses interview data to demonstrate how identities and socially situated meanings are constructed through language. The updated edition includes a new chapter on multimodal discourse analysis, demonstrating how Gee's approach can be applied to texts that combine language with other modes of communication like images or video. Overall, the book equips readers with a robust toolkit for systematically analysing discourse""--
_cProvided by publisher."
650 _aDiscourse analysis.
650 _aAnálisis del discurso.|=^A423
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