{"product_id":"what-writing-does-and-how-it-does-it-an-introduction-to-analyzing-texts-and-textual-practices-paperback","title":"What Writing Does and How It Does It: An Introduction to Analyzing Texts and Textual Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Bazerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Prior\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhat Writing Does and How It Does It, \u003c\/i\u003e editors Charles Bazerman and Paul Prior offer a sophisticated introduction to methods for understanding, studying, and analyzing texts and writing practices. This volume addresses a variety of approaches to analyzing texts, and considers the processes of writing, exploring textual practices and their contexts, and examining \u003ci\u003ewhat texts do\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehow texts mean\u003c\/i\u003e rather than \u003ci\u003ewhat they mean.\u003c\/i\u003e Included are traditional modes of analysis (rhetorical, literary, linguistic), as well as newer modes, such as text and talk, genre and activity analysis, and intertextual analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe chapters have been developed to provide answers to a specified set of questions, with each one offering: \u003cbr\u003e*a preview of the chapter's content and purpose; \u003cbr\u003e*an introduction to basic concepts, referring to key theoretical and research studies in the area;\u003cbr\u003e*details on the types of data and questions for which the analysis is best used; \u003cbr\u003e*examples from a wide-ranging group of texts, including educational materials, student writing, published literature, and online and electronic media; \u003cbr\u003e*one or more applied analyses, with a clear statement of procedures for analysis and illustrations of a particular sample of data; and\u003cbr\u003e*a brief summary, suggestions for additional readings, and a set of activities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe side-by-side comparison of methods allows the reader to see the multi-dimensionality of writing, facilitating selection of the best method for a particular research question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume contributors are experts from linguistics, communication studies, rhetoric, literary analysis, document design, sociolinguistics, education, ethnography, and cultural psychology, and each utilizes a specific mode of text analysis. With its broad range of methodological examples, \u003ci\u003eWhat Writing Does and How It Does It\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and invaluable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and for researchers in education, composition, ESL and applied linguistics, communication, L1 and L2 learning, print media, and electronic media. It will also be useful in all social sciences and humanities that place importance on texts and textual practices, such as English, writing, and rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694963650867,"sku":"9780805838060","price":173.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QVArZGpsNW1tYjlvUDRnN0FKSGVYQT09.webp?v=1763078377","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/what-writing-does-and-how-it-does-it-an-introduction-to-analyzing-texts-and-textual-practices-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}