Analysing Representation
Author | : Frazer Heritage |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2024-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781040018989 |
ISBN-13 | : 104001898X |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Analysing Representation: A Corpus and Discourse Textbook guides readers through the process of researching how people and phenomena are represented in discourse and introduces them to key tools they can use from corpus linguistics and (critical) discourse analysis. This book takes a step-by-step approach to introducing each concept and includes exercises and further reading to help readers check their progress and prepare for independent research. It is unique in introducing readers to a range of experts representing the full range of work in this area. This book is aimed at final-year undergraduate, taught postgraduate and doctoral level students. It wil also be useful to scholars who are new to combining corpus and discourse methods in investigations of representation.