Theory and Method in Discourse Analysis: What Context for What Unit?.

Schiffrin, Deborah

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ERIC Number: EJ546089

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Theory and Method in Discourse Analysis: What Context for What Unit?

Schiffrin, Deborah

Language & Communication, v17 n2 p75-92 Apr 1997

Illustrates the interdependence between theory and method by showing how the methods underling even a relatively simple analysis of discourse are imbued with theoretical import. Focuses on two methodological decisions that are a standard part of the set of discourse analytic tools: what is context and what is the unit of analysis? (39 references) (CK)

Descriptors: Context Effect, Decision Making, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Pronunciation, Sociolinguistics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: The Importance of Theory in Discourse Analysis.