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Discourse Analysis

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This chapter is an introduction to discourse analysis. Discourse analysis is both a methodology and an approach to the analysis of discourse. It is a term used for the examination and analysis of speech and writing, though other texts which give meaning are included in the definition of discourse. The chapter outlines what discourse analysis is; shows the importance of context and culture in this method of analysis; outlines some common approaches to discourse analysis; and shows how to design a study for discourse analysis.

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  1. School of Communication, Taylor University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

    Lokasundari Vijaya Sankar

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  1. Centre for Family and Child Studies, Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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  2. Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Niaz Ahmed Khan

  3. Department of Social Work, School of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Rajendra Baikady

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Sankar, L.V. (2022). Discourse Analysis. In: Islam, M.R., Khan, N.A., Baikady, R. (eds) Principles of Social Research Methodology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5441-2_28

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