Outlining the core methodological and theoretical premises, this book presents the essential approaches that you need to know when doing discourse analysis for the first time. Chapters cover discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus approaches, multimodal discourse and critical discourse analysis. Encompassing the latest trends and developments, this third edition includes: - A new chapter on discourse and digital media - New topics including English as a lingua franca, linguistic landscapes and translanguaging - Updated examples from a variety of global perspectives and contexts, ranging from North America to East Asia - Updated discussion questions throughout Each chapter also features exercises, discussion questions and lists of further reading. Alongside online resources with lecture slides, extended readings and enhanced bibliographies, this is the only book you need for doing discourse analysis.

Brian Paltridge is Visiting Professor in the English Department at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

This book presents the essential approaches that you need to know when you start doing discourse analysis for the first time. Over 11 chapters, Discourse Analysis: An Introduction outlines the core methodological and theoretical premises, tracing their development and discussing the most recent trends. Providing you with an essential discourse analytic toolkit, each chapter explores a different approach from a wide variety of global perspectives, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpus approaches, multimodal discourse and critical discourse analysis.

Now fully revised to take account of recent developments, this third edition includes:

- A new chapter on discourse and digital media
- New topics, including English as a lingua franca, linguistic landscapes and translanguaging
- Updated examples drawn from a variety of global perspectives and contexts, ranging from North America to East Asia
- Updated discussion questions throughout

With each chapter supplemented with exercises, discussion questions and lists of further reading, along with a comprehensive companion website featuring lecture slides, extended readings and enhanced bibliographies, this is the only book you need for discourse analysis.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1. What is Discourse Analysis?
2. Discourse and Society
3. Discourse and Pragmatics
4. Discourse and Genre
5. Discourse and Conversation
6. Discourse Grammar
7. Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis
8. Multimodal Discourse Analysis
9. Discourse and Digital Media
10. Critical Discourse Analysis
11. Doing Discourse Analysis
Appendix: Answers to the Exercises
Glossary of Key Terms
Bibliography
Index