Discourse Studies Reader by Ken Hyland

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Discourse Studies Reader by Ken Hyland

Since 2005, the Continuum Discourse series, under the editorship of Professor Ken Hyland, has published some of the most cutting-edge work in the field of discourse analysis.This edited collection offers a showcase of the work produced by its authors and reads as fully-functional book in its own right. The work of Paul Baker, Frances Christie and Greg Myers features, amongst others.

With an introduction by Professor Hyland, the chapters are organized thematically to provide a look a research methods, examine at the various types of institutional discourses covered by the series, and finally, a look to arguably the future of the field - electronic discourses in an electronic medium, for example Twitter, SMS and Blogs.

This is an essential purchase for those involved in discourse analysis in any capacity.

[T]he book is nicely presented and the variety of discourses studied is definitely engaging as well as informative for the reader* New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics *
Ken Hyland is Chair of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Applied English Studies, University of Hong Kong.
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ISBN 13 9781441179821
ISBN 10 1441179828
Title Discourse Studies Reader
Author Ken Hyland
Series Bloomsbury Discourse
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published 2013-04-25
Number of pages 360
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.