Analyzing Streams of Language: Twelve Steps to the Systematic Coding of Text, Talk, and Other Verbal Data

by Cheryl A. Geisler

This practical guide for analyzing verbal data of all kinds provides a step–by–step methodology for exploring and describing streams of language. This flexible book teaches individuals how to approach language systematically, focusing on building descriptive analysis that can be articulated, makes sense, and is reliable. Accessible and comprehensive, this guide covers the entire analytic process—from exploring the literature, through designing the analysis, coding the data, examining patterns, evaluating their significance, and presenting the results—using simple, jargon>–free terminology. The methodology presented develops a foundation that can be applied across disciplines.Individuals who want to learn the basics of analyzing qualitative data.

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First published July 9, 2003

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a little gem! Yes, some of the Excel directions are a little outdated, but this is a lovely book for a graduate school seminar; in fact, my adviser thought she had assigned it. It may rely too much on online "course website" resources, but the in-book assignments both check for understanding of concepts and encourage you to make progress in your own project ("draft a presentation of your results," one cheerily suggests). I also appreciated the progression from choosing units of discourse towards analysis and publication. Why is it out of print?