Discourse Analysis beyond the Speech Event

by Stanton Wortham, Angela Reyes

Winner of the 2016 Edward Sapir Book Prize from the Society for Linguistic Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association Discourse Analysis beyond the Speech Event introduces a new approach to discourse analysis. In this innovative work, Wortham and Reyes argue that discourse analysts should look beyond fixed speech events and consider the development of discourses over time. Drawing on theories and methods from linguistic anthropology and related fields, this book is the first to present a systematic methodological approach to conducting discourse analysis of linked events, allowing researchers to understand not only individual events but also the patterns that emerge across them. Discourse Analysis beyond the Speech Event This book is essential reading for advanced students and researchers working in the area of discourse analysis.

206 pages, Hardcover

First published January 8, 2015

Reviews

[Mike Mena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely essential step-by-step guide to discourse analysis. Will be useful to all researchers, no matter how advanced.
Keywords: Agha, Silverstein, entextualization, contextualization, deictics, speech chains, enregisterment