The book describes discourse analysis as a means of examining language as it is used in everyday life. The principles of language theory and the method of procedure are summarized. Grammatical and semantic questions are then used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach.

Autorentext

Arnulf Deppermann, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

Zusammenfassung

"Er legt damit ein Standardwerk vor, das in der Gesprächsanalyse eine paradigmatische Stellung einnehmen dürfte."
Sandro M. Moraldo in: Germanistik 3-4/2007