Qualitative Discourse Analysis in the Social Sciences

RUTH WODAK is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Discourse Studies in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. She was previously awarded the Wittgenstein Prize for Elite Researchers and is Head of the Wittgenstein Research Centre 'Discourse, Politics, Identity' at the University of Vienna. She has been published widely in the field of Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Studies.MICHAL KRZYZANOWSKI is Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University and Assistant Professor at the School of English of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan. He has been published widely in the field of Discourse Analysis.

• Introduction: Discourse Studies Important Concepts and Terms; R.WodakAnalyzing Newspapers, Magazines and Other Print Media; G. MautnerAnalyzing Communication in the New Media; H. GruberAnalyzing TV documentaries; A. PollakAnalyzing Political Rhetoric; M. ReisiglAnalyzing Interaction in Broadcast Debates; G. MyersAnalyzing Research Interviews; J. Abell and G. MyersAnalyzing Focus Group Discussions; M. KrzyzanowskiDiscourse Analysis and Ethnography; F.Oberhuber and M. KrzyzanowskiGlossary.

'The structure of the book is well suited to didactic purposes, and the concise and well formatted chapters containing much illustrative material makes the presentation lucid.' - Qualitative Sociology Review 'This volume offers an important contribution by providing a collection of discourse as text-in-context case studies, with instructive features that make it a student-friendly resource. A worthwhile read, not only for students, but for anyone who wants to apply discourse analytic approaches in various dimensions of social research.' - Journal of Language and Politics