Advances in Discourse Studies brings together contributions from top scholars in the field, investigating the historical and theoretical relationships between new advances in discourse studies and pointing towards new directions for the future of the discipline. Covering areas such as conversation analysis, corpus-based discourse analysis and genre analysis, this book provides a unique survey of the most recent advances in methodology and approach to discourse analysis. Featuring clear section introductions, discussion questions, classroom projects and recommended readings at the end of each section, as well as case studies illustrating each approach discussed, this...