An introduction to discourse analysis /

Coulthard, Malcolm‏,

An introduction to discourse analysis / Malcolm Coulthard. - Second edition, New edition. - x, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Applied linguistics and language study .

Includes bibliographical references and index.


The central concern of this book is the analysis of verbal interaction or discourse. The first six chapters evaluate theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The final chapters demonstrate how the findings of discourse analysis can investigate second-language teaching and first-language acquisition and to analyse literary texts.

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