Introduction to Discourse Analysis

James Paul Gee is a Regents Professor, Emeritus, at Arizona State University and an elected member of the National Academy of Education. He is the author of many books and papers on linguistics, literacy, discourse analysis, and learning. His books include What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Literacy and Learning (2007), Introducing Discourse: From Grammar to Society (2017), and What Is a Human? (2020).

'The main strengths of How to Do Discourse Analysis and An Introduction to Discourse Analysis lie in the clear, engaging style that makes complicated concepts accessible through the use of metaphor, and the abundance of examples. I would recommend everyone who teaches discourse analysis to have these two books in their inventory, if not as main course books, then for selective use as a collection of readings and exercises.’Daria Dayter, Tampere University, Finland“This revised edition stands out as a valuable resource that will significantly enhance the learning experience for both students and instructors in the field of discourse analysis. To me, Gee’s book is the best on the market.”Teresa Bell, Brigham Young University, USA"This is an excellent new addition to an already excellent book. The new edition contains a substantial amount of new material which makes it more relevant for students today, including the application of DA to current issues such as political polarisation, climate change and social media. The best thing about this edition is how it confronts issues around generative AI in ways that focus on the human side of human-machine communication (and AI’s impact on human-human communication), resulting in insights that are not likely to quickly become obsolete as the technology develops. I am also very pleased with the new chapter on multimodality which not only makes the book more comprehensive but also provides a refreshing take on multimodal discourse analysis. “Rodney Jones, University of Reading, UK

• Chapter 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter 2: WHAT IS DISCOURSE ANALYSIS?Chapter 3: BUILDING TASKSChapter 4: TOOLS OF ENQUIRY AND DISCOURSEChapter 5: SOCIAL LANGUAGES, CONVERSATIONS,AND INTERTEXTUALITYChapter 6: CONVERSATIONS AND INTERTEXTUALITYChapter 7: APPLYING THE TOOLSChapter 8: BASIC MEANINGS, SITUATIONAL MEANINGS, AND FIGURED WORLDSChapter 9: FIGURED WORLDSChapter 10: MORE ON FIGURED WORLDSChapter 11: CONTEXTChapter 12: TRANSCRIPTION, AN “IDEAL” DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, AND VALIDITYChapter 13: PROCESSING AND ORGANIZING LANGUAGEChapter 14: MEANING AND CHOICEChapter 15: SAMPLE OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS 1Chapter 16: SAMPLE OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS 2Chapter 17: MULTIMODALITY