CDAVE encourages the use of and dialogue across a broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives and definitions of discourse and discourse analysis. Among these are definitions of discourse and perspectives grounded in:
- Interactional Sociolinguistics
- Ethnography of Communication
- Cognitive Science
- Linguistic and Cultural Anthropology
- Ethnomethodology
- Critical Theory
- Linguistics
- Child Language Development
- Social Semiotics
There are many excellent sources for learning about the diverse definitions and perspectives of discourse analysis. For anyone interested in getting a sense of the diverse perspectives on discourse analysis, we recommend:
- Angermuller, J., Maingueneau, D., & Wodak, R. (eds.) (2014). The discourse studies reader: Main currents in theory and analysis. Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
- Duranti, A., & Goodwin, C. (1992). Rethinking context: Language as an interactive phenomenon. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Gee, J., & Hanford, M. (Eds.) (2011). Routledge handbook of discourse analysis. New York: Routledge.
- Graesser, A., Gernsbacher, A., & Goldman, S. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of discourse processes. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaukm.
- Hyland, K., & Paltridge, B. (eds.). (2011). The Bloomsbury companion to discourse analysis. New York: Bloomsbury.
- Jaworski, A., & Coupland, N. (2014). The discourse reader. New York: Routledge.
- Markee, N. (2015). The handbook of classroom discourse and interaction. New York: John Wiley & Sons,
- Schiffrin, D. (1994). Approaches to discourse. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell.
- Schiffrin, D., Tannen, D., & Hamilton, H. E. (2001). The handbook of discourse analysis. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers.
- Van Dijk, T.A. (ed.) (1997). Discourse as Social Interaction. London: SAGE.
- Van Dijk, T. A. (ed.) (1997). Discourse as Structure and Process. London: Sage.
- Van Dijk, T.A. (ed.) (1985) Handbook of Discourse Analysis (Volumes 1-4). London: Academic Press.