Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory & practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively & accessible style. It discusses current approaches concepts & debates in the field of spoken discourse & provides a grounding in the practical techniques of discourse analysis & how to apply them to real data. Working with Spoken Discourse is divided into three sections. The first section covers general issues
- the definition of discourse & uses of discourse analysis the second section covers a series of approaches to discourse analysis & the final section focuses on the applications of discourse analysis in social research & designing & writing up projects.