In this groundbreaking collection, scholars within the field of linguistics and beyond offer discourse analyses in multiple languages, contexts, and modes, demonstrating the importance of the diverse perspectives that various approaches to discourse bring to bear on human communication.

Contributions by: Susan U. Philips, Donal Carbaugh, Eean Grimshaw, Streeck Jurgen, Deborah Tannen, Michal Marmorstein, Branca Telles Ribeiro, Diana Souza Pinto, John Heritage, Susan Ehrlich, Najma Al Zidjaly, Alla V. Tovares, Ruth Wodak