%0 Book %A Alexander Täuschel %D 2009 %C München, Germany %I GRIN Verlag %@ 9783640253111 %T Basic Concepts of Discourse Analysis %R 10.3239/9783640253111 %U https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/120981 %X This paper has been designed to provide an efficient overview of theoretical discourse analysis by discussing the following questions: – What is discourse analysis – defining the difference between the terms text and discourse and discourse analysis itself. As well as: What are the basic concepts and aspects of discourse analysis – taking a closer look at context, coherence, the importance of background knowledge and the differences between spoken and written language. And finally: What are the uses of discourse analysis – investigating on the problem of application and social relevance of discourse analysis. %K Basic, Concepts, Discourse, Analysis, Introduction, Language, Learning %G English