The Bloomsbury Handbook of Discourse Analysis by Ken Hyland, ... - 9781350247178

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Discourse AnalysisAuthor(s): Ken Hyland, Brian Paltridge, Lillian Wong\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350247178, 978-1350247178\nSynopsis\nAn essential reference to contemporary discourse studies, this handbook offers a rigorous and systematic overview of the field, covering the key methods, research topics and new directions. Fully updated and revised throughout to take account of developments over the last decade, in particular the innovations in digital communication and new media, this second edition features:\n\nNew coverage of the discourse of media, multimedia, social media, politeness, ageing and English as lingua franca\nUpdated coverage across all chapters, including conversation analysis, spoken discourse, news discourse, intercultural communication, computer mediated communication and identity\nAn expanded glossary of key terms\n\nIdentifying and describing the.