<P><EM>Understanding Discourse Analysis</EM> provides students with an accessible and well-illustrated introduction to discourse analysis. Explaining the main terminology and frameworks and presenting key findings of discourse studies, this book:</P><UL><LI>Explores the development of discourse analysis</LI><LI>Covers four key approaches to analysing discourse</LI><LI>Uses authentic spoken or written texts in all examples</LI><LI>Features data from the Wellington Language in the Workplace Project database</LI><LI>Includes examples from a wide range of languages from around the world, such as Chilean Spanish, Korean and Serbo-Croatian</LI></UL><P>Written by an active researcher, this textbook is a fascinating and engaging introduction to discourse analysis and is ideal for students studying this topic for the first time.</P>