How to do discourse analysis: a toolkit

Introduction

Unit 1. Language and Context

1.1. Language and Language Acquisition

1.2. Context

Grammar Interlude #1. Deixis

1.3. Two Tools: The Fill In Tool and the Making Strange Tool

1.4. Working with the Fill In Tool

Grammar Interlude #2. Subjects and Predicates

1.5. Working with the Making Strange Tool

Grammar Interlude #3. Intonation

1.6. The Frame Problem

1.7. The Frame Problem Tool

1.8. Working with the Frame Problem Tool

Unit 2. Saying, Doing, and Designing

2.1. The Doing and Not Just Saying Tool

2.2. Working with the Doing and Not Just Saying Tool

2.3. Using Grammar to Build Structures and Meanings

Grammar Interlude #4. Vocabulary

2.4. The Why This Way and Not That Way Tool

Grammar Interlude #5. Integrating Information

2.5. Working with the Why This Way and Not That Way Tool

Grammar Interlude #6. Topics and Themes

2.6. Why We Build and Design with Grammar

2.7. Using Language to Build Things in the World

Grammar Interlude #7. Stanzas

Unit 3. Building Things in the World

3.1. The Context is Reflexive Tool

3.2. Working with the Context is Reflexive Tool

3.3. Building Tasks and Building Tools

3.4. The Significance Building Tool

3.5. Working with the Significance Building Tool

3.6. The Activities Building Tool

3.7. Working with the Activities Building Tool

3.8. The Identities Building Tool

3.9. Working with the Identities Building Tool

3.10. The Relationships Building Tool

3.11. Working with the Relationships Building Tool

3.12. The Politics Building Tool

3.13. Working with the Politics Building Tool

3.14. The Connections Building Tool

Grammar Interlude #8. Cohesion

3.15. Working with the Connections Building Tool

3.16. The Sign Systems and Knowledge Building Tool

3.17. Working with the Sign Systems and Knowledge Building Tool

Grammar Interlude #9. Topic Flow or Topic Chaining

Unit 4. Theoretical Tools

4.1. Five Theoretical Tools

4.2. The Situated Meaning Tool

4.3. Working with the Situated Meaning Tool

4.4. The Social Languages Tool

4.5. Working with the Social Languages Tool

4.6. The Intertextuality Tool

4.7. Working with the Intertextuality Tool

4.8. The Figured Worlds Tool

4.9. Working with the Figured Worlds Tool

4.10. The Big "D" Discourse Tool

4.11. Working with the Big "D" Discourse Tool

Conclusion

Appendix 1. Discourse Analysis for Images and Multimodal Texts

Appendix 2. List of Tools

Index