Analyzing language can be tricky but it provides a useful insight within social research. This book shows how to apply methods to written and spoken words, across a range of social sciences. Solving practical problems in research design and application, this is a key resource for all social scientists.

About the Author(s)

By Ruth Wodak and Michal Krzyzanowski

RUTH WODAK is Professor of Discourse Studies at Lancaster University. She is member of the editorial board of a range of linguistic journals, co-editor of the journal Discourse and Society and editor of Critical Discourse Studies. MICHAL KRZYZANOWSKI has been Research Associate at the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Lancaster since 2004. Michal is an active member of the Research Centre 'Discourse, Politics Identity' at the Department of European and Comparative Linguistics and Literary Studies (former Dept. of Applied Linguistics), University of Vienna, Austria.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Important Concepts and Terms--R.Wodak * Analyzing Focus Group Discussions--M.Krzyzanowski * Analyzing Political Rhetoric--M.Reisigl * Conducting Interviews * Ethnography and Discourse Analysis--F.Oberhuber * Analyzing film and TV documentaries/debates--A.Pollak * Looking at the Press * Internet Debate Forums--S.Wright & R.Wodak * Glossary *