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An introduction to discourse analysis : (Record no. 140574)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781032880389
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Transcribing agency PK-LaUMT
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Classification number 401.41
Item number GEE-I
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Personal name Gee, James Paul
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Title An introduction to discourse analysis :
Remainder of title theory and method /
Statement of responsibility, etc James Paul Gee
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Edition statement 5th ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Oxon :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Routledge,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2025
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Extent x, 279 p.
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General note Index present
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc James Paul Gee's "Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method" (5th edition) provides a comprehensive guide to conducting discourse analysis. The book outlines Gee's approach, which involves examining how language is used in context to construct meaning, identities, relationships, and social practices. The theoretical framework is built around seven "building tasks" that language performs: significance, practices, identities, relationships, politics, connections, and sign systems and knowledge. Gee introduces six "tools of inquiry" for analysing these tasks: situated meanings, social languages, figured worlds, intertextuality, Discourses, and Conversations. Methodologically, Gee emphasizes the importance of context and the reciprocal relationship between language and context.
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Language note Eng
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Discourse analysis
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Academic language
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Koha item type Books
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