Text, Context, Pretext
Critical Issues in Discourse Analysis
Language in Society
1. Edition September 2004
200 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Written by a leading researcher in the field, this fascinating
examination of the relations between grammar, text, and discourse
is designed to provoke critical discussion on key issues in
discourse analysis which are not always clearly identified and
examined.
* Written by a leading researcher in the field
* Continues the enquiry into discourse analysis that Zellig
Harris initiated 50 years ago, which raised a number of problematic
issues that have remained unresolved ever since
* Introduces the notion of pretext as an additional factor in the
general interpretative process
* Focuses attention specifically on the work of critical
discourse analysis (CDA) in light of the issues discussed
1. Text and discourse.
2. Text and grammar.
3. Context.
4. Context and Co-text.
5. Pretext.
6. Critical discourse analysis.
7. Text and corpus analysis.
8. Analysis and interpretation.
9. Approach and method.
10. Conclusion.
References.
Index of names.
Index of subjects.
argued and illustrated with interesting and persuasive examples. It
is excellent for use with students, who would otherwise struggle in
a field replete with difficult, if not tortuous, key texts."
Malcolm Coulthard, University of Birmingham
"It is unusual in discourse analysis to find a book as
thought-provoking or as wide-ranging as this. Any student of
pragmatics, discourse analysis (critical or otherwise), text
linguistics or corpus linguistics will need to consider carefully
what Henry Widdowson has to say; his positions are too well argued
to be simply ignored."
Michael Hoey, University of Liverpool
"Text, Context, Pretext covers much ground in discourse
analysis ranging from its early precursors (e.g. B Malinowski, Z.
Harris) to its contemporary practitioners. The notion of pretext
provides a new approach to the discussion of critical issues in
(critical) discourse analysis."
Journal of Sociolinguistics
"The Volume, greatly ro its credit, raises the awareness of
various critical issues which need to be considered when embarking
on research in Critical Discourse Analysis."
Discourse & Society
