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1. Analyzing Public Discourse

   Discourse Analysis in the Making of Public Policy

   By Ron Scollon

   Analyzing Public Discourse demonstrates the use of discourse analysis to provide testimony in public policy consultations: from environmental impact statements to changes in laws and policies. Scollon asserts that it is in the best interest of democratic public discourse for all participants in the...

   Published March 13th 2012 by Routledge
2. Discourses in Place

   Language in the Material World

   By Ron Scollon, Suzie Wong Scollon

   Discourses in Place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate. Written by leaders in the field, this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning of public texts like road signs, notices and brand logos by considering the social and physical world...

   Published April 23rd 2003 by Routledge
3. Mediated Discourse

   The nexus of practice

   By Ron Scollon

   Mediated Discourse: The Nexus of Practice sets out a discursive theory of human action.Language and action are intimately related. The difficult question to answer is how they are related. Mediated Discourse Theory looks into social relationships to see how the use of language is both a form of...

   Published April 11th 2001 by Routledge