Case Studies in Discourse Analysis

Discourse permeates human life, manifesting itself in all kinds of speech acts, from conversations to clinical dialogues between a patient and practitioner. While discourse has been studied within specific disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, and psychology, over the last few decades an autonomous approach, known as Discourse Analysis, has emerged to develop its own theoretical and research agendas aimed at penetrating the nature and role of discourse in human life. This collection of case studies in discourse aims to examine these agendas in specific situations, and thus to contribute to the growing significance of this exciting field of inquiry. CONTENTS: Marcel Danesi: Discourse, Dialogue, and Conversation: A Schematic Overview. do Rigotti and Rudi Palmieri: Solomon's Wise Judgment: A Case Study of Argumentation in Context. Elizabeth Bolton: The Nature of the Personal Response to Literature: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Undergraduate Students' Written Responses to Traditional Literature and Short Realistic Fiction. Nuessel: Clinical Discourse Analysis and Alzheimer's Disease: Overview and Recommendations. Mariana Bockarova: Understanding Work Group Stress in the Workplace: A Discourse Analytic Approach. Laura Di Chiaro: Discourse Analysis of a Sex Education Controversy: A Modern Perspective. Nicole Najda: Aphasic to Aphasic Interaction. Johanna Miecznikowski: "An Experience That Apparently Differs a Lot from Mine". Evidentials in Discourse: The Case of Gastronomic Discussions. Steve Oswald and Thierry Herman: Argumentation, Conspiracy and the Moon: A Rhetorical-Pragmatic Analysis. ara Greco: Framing and Reframing in Dispute Mediation: An Argumentative Perspective. etc.