Revised & updated this third edition of Barbara Johnstone s Discourse Analysis encourages students to think about discourse analysis as an open-ended set of techniques Exploring a variety of approaches including critical discourse analysis conversation analysis interactional & variationist sociolinguistics ethnography corpus linguistics social semiotics & other qualitative & quantitative methods the book balances its comprehensive coverage with extensive practical examples making it the ideal introductory text for students new to the subject This new edition reflects the increased importance within the field of new media discourse multi-modal discourse & the analysis of large corpora of discourse data Updated material expands the discussion of stancetaking whilst new material addresses recontextualization precontextualization & language & the body Pedagogical features have been refreshed including discussion questions exercises & ideas for small research projects with suggested supplementary readings at the end of each chapter to encourage further discovery Chapters in this book are self-contained so they can be handled in any order Suggested supplementary readings are featured at the end of every chapter Book is written specifically for a non-specialist interdisciplinary audience Examples of computer-aided corpus analysis (reflecting the improvements made to theories & tools) supplement every chapter Discussion questions & ideas for small research projects are interspersed throughout The combination of breadth of coverage practical examples & student-friendly pedagogical features ensures Discourse Analysis remains the ideal textbook for students taking their first course in linguistic approaches to discourse