Contemporary Critical Discourse Studies is a really important and timely addition to the literature in the field... the volume presents recent developments, of both a theoretical and methodological kind which have never yet been compiled in such a consistent, systematic and thoughtful way. This comprehensive volume finally makes the vast range of current approaches, ideas, and empirical research accessible for a broad social science public and addresses scholars and students alike. -- Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK The volume breaks new ground and offers the state of the art in Critical Discourse Studies. It is an essential reference for anyone interested in the current developments of the field both in terms of the diversity of frameworks and existing and newer domains of inquiry. Contemporary Critical Discourse Studies is testament of the continued and expanding relevance of critical discourse research in our world today. -- Michelle M. Lazar, Associate Professor of Linguistics, National university of Singapore This volume represents a wide-ranging state of the art collection of articles in critical discourse analysis. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone interested in the field. -- Professor John Flowerdew is at the City University of Hong Kong Comprehensive and inclusive, the volume comprises 26 admirably diverse essays organized in two parts: Dimensions of Discourse (theory) and Domains of Discourse (data-driven analyses). Among the highlights of the volume are essays by Teun van Dijk on discourse-cognition-society, Michal Krzyzanowski on the European Union, Nelya Koteyko on the application of CDS to health discourse, and Cap on methodology. These offer refreshing looks at field data and the applicability of CDS. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. -- K. Liu, CUNY * CHOICE *
