University Press of America
Pages: 640
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Trim: 5¾ x 8¾
978-0-7618-2229-5 • Hardback • March 2002 • $141.00 • (£108.00)
David C. S. Li is Associate Professor, Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong Kong.
Chapter 1 Editor's Preface
Chapter 2 Select Scholarly Works and Activities of Ron Scollon as of July, 2001
Chapter 3 Prelude
Chapter 4 Educational Discourse
Chapter 5 Critical and Media Studies
Chapter 6 Intercultural/ Interdiscourse Communication
Chapter 7 From Language Learning to Comparative Poetics
Chapter 8 Notes on Contributors
Chapter 9 Index
?the volume provides the readers a true picture of a rare man?>
— Hailong Tian, Tianjin University of Commerce, China; Language in Society
From these three articles, it can be seen that 'Discourses in Search of Members' is a collection of writings that will appeal to linguists, educators, anthropologists, intercultural communicators, sociologists, and historians, among others. Its 600+ page length reflects the depth of Scollon's scholarly endeavors; its scope of topics illustrates the social, cultural, and political breadth of discourse analysis.
— Elana Shefrin, Georgia State University; Discourse Studies
From these three articles, it can be seen that 'Discourses in Search of Members' is a collection of writings that will appeal to linguists, educators, anthropologists, intercultural communicators, sociologists, and historians, among others. Its 600+ page length reflects the depth of Scollon's scholarly endeavors; its scope of topics illustrates the social, cultural, and political breadth of discourse analysis.
— Elana Shefrin, Georgia State University; Discourse Studies
…the volume provides the readers a true picture of a rare man…
— Hailong Tian, Tianjin University of Commerce, China; Language in Society