Details

Subject(s)

• Conversation analysis [Browse]
• Discourse analysis [Browse]

Series

• Sage qualitative research kit. [More in this series]
• The SAGE qualitative research kit

Summary note

Introducing the theory & practice of conversation, discourse & document analysis, this text demonstrates the usefulness of these methods in addressing key questions in the social sciences. Tim Rapley also provides an overview of the particular challenges involved in collecting & analysing data from these sources.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; List of illustrations; Editorial introduction; About this book; Acknowledgements; 1 Studying discourse; 2 Generating an archive; 3 Ethics and recording 'data'; 4 The practicalities of recording; 5 Transcribing audio and video materials; 6 Exploring conversations; 7 Exploring conversations about and with documents; 8 Exploring conversations and discourse: some debates and dilemmas; 9 Exploring documents; 10 Studying discourse: some closing comments; Glosssary; References; Author index; Subject index

ISBN

• 1-283-28836-2
• 1-84920-890-5
• 9786613288363
• 1-4462-0523-1

OCLC

738379885

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