Analyzing Text and Discourse
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Authors: Anders Björkvall, Kristina Boreus, Per-Anders Svärd
- Language: English
- Book Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
An anthology of textual analysis methodologies, this book outlines the advantages and challenges of each approach and demonstrates how to use it so readers have both the tools to decide which methodology would work best for them and the understanding of how to implement it successfully.
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9781529601954
Choose the right methodological tools to answer your research question and know how to use them with this anthology of textual analysis approaches.
Each chapter provides not only relevant theoretical background behind each methodology, but also its advantages and challenges, its potential applications, and its relationship to studying social phenomenon. Through step-by-step worked examples of real-world data, you get an in-depth window into each method in action and learn how to apply the same techniques successfully and confidently in your own research.
Methods include:
• Content analysis
• Narrative analysis
• Critical discourse studies
• Multimodal discourse analysis
Each chapter provides not only relevant theoretical background behind each methodology, but also its advantages and challenges, its potential applications, and its relationship to studying social phenomenon. Through step-by-step worked examples of real-world data, you get an in-depth window into each method in action and learn how to apply the same techniques successfully and confidently in your own research.
Methods include:
• Content analysis
• Narrative analysis
• Critical discourse studies
• Multimodal discourse analysis
