Brian Paltridge Libros

First edition published by Routledge 2007--T.p. verso.

"This book presents the essential approaches that you need to know when you start doing discourse analysis for the first time. Over 11 chapters, Discourse Analysis: An Introduction outlines the core methodological and theoretical premises, tracing their development and discussing the most recent trends. Providing you with an essential discourse analytic toolkit, each chapter explores a different approach from a wide variety of global perspectives, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus approaches, multimodal discourse and critical discourse analysis. Now fully revised to take account of recent developments, this third edition includes: - A new chapter on discourse and digital media - New topics, including English as a lingua franca, linguistic landscapes and translanguaging - Updated examples drawn from a variety of global perspectives and contexts, ranging from North America to East Asia - Updated discussion questions throughout With each chapter supplemented with exercises, discussion questions and lists of further reading, along with a comprehensive companion website featuring lecture slides, extended readings and enhanced bibliographies, this is the only book you need for discourse analysis"--

Discourse Analysis: An Introduction is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to discourse analysis. In a series of nine chapters the book examines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus-based approaches to discourse and critical discourse analysis. The final chapter presents a practical approach to doing discourse analysis. The book includes the following features:· Chapter summaries outlining the key areas covered.· Examples drawn from films, television, newspapers, the classroom and everyday life· Explanations of technical terms in each chapter· Tasks at the end of each chapter· Suggestions for further readingThis engagingly written, comprehensive introduction to discourse analysis is essential for students encountering discourse analysis for the first time, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It should be on every reading list.

Focusing on the intricacies of peer review reports, this book delves into their context, content, and genre, while also addressing pragmatics and politeness. It analyzes evaluative language and the roles reviewers adopt in their assessments. Additionally, the author investigates how reviewers develop their writing skills and offers insights for enhancing reviewer training. Aimed at doctoral students and early career academics, it serves as a valuable resource for understanding the peer review process and contributes to fields like discourse analysis and academic writing.

The aim of this guide is to clarify the process and offer advice. Getting Published in Academic Journals is written for graduate students and newly graduated PhDs who want to publish their research in peer-reviewed academic journals.