Analyzing discourse page iii preface this manual has been written as an introduction to discourse analysis for future linguistic field workers we believe that the most effective way for most people to learn how discourse works in a particular lan guage is by interacting with discourse principles while analyzing texts from that language we therefore. Analyzing discourse a manual of basic concepts author s dooley robert a and stephen h levinsohn description analyzing discourse is an introduction to discourse analysis for linguistic field workers it is practical addressing issues commonly confronted by field linguists. Analyzing discourse book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers analyzing discourse is an introduction to discourse analysis for lingu. Analyzing discourse a manual of basic concepts levinsohn stephen h and bob dooley 2001 analyzing discourse is an introduction to discourse analysis for linguistic field workers it is practical addressing issues commonly confronted by field linguists