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Discourse and Argumentation

Reference Books | Databases | Organizations | Electronic Journals | Web Sites

Reference Books and Indexes

• Encyclopedia of Language and Education

Ref. P40.8.E53 - see especially Vol. 3, "Oral Discourse and Education," and the article "Critical Discourse Research" in Vol. 8.

• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences

Ref. H41.I58 2001 - In Vol. 6, see the articles Discourse and Identity (includes discussion of the Internet); Linguistic Turn and Discourse Analysis in History; and Political Discourse - all with good bibliographies.

Databases

• MLA International Bibliography

Click on "Thesaurus" and type in "argument" or "discourse" to see a wide array of more specific terms. Click on "Find Text " for full-text availability.

• Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)

Search by keyword. Click on "Find Text" for full-text availability.

Organizations

• Accuracy in Media (AIM)

Conservative-oriented news watchdog for factual errors; provides audio of the "Media Monitor" radio show, columns, reports, and briefings.

• Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

News releases, articles and analyses of key speeches and public statements, by those "whose perspectives are currently drowned out by corporate-backed think tanks...," according to the site.

Electronic Journals

• Discourse & Society

Articles on discourse and communication in social, political, and cultural contexts; includes book reviews.

• Switch

Articles on discourse, new media and new publication models.

Web Sites

• Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

links to surveys and reports on political discourse and to FactCheck.org.

• Media Matters for America

Nonprofit center for "monitoring, analyzing, and correcting misinformation," according to the site. Includes projects on democracy, radio, columnists, and activism.

• Toulmin Project Home Page

discussion of Stephen Toulmin's theory of argument.

• Voice of the Shuttle

Type "argument" in the "Search VOS" box.

• What is meant by "discourse analysis"?

A discussion in terms of linguistics, anthropology, semiotics, social theory, etc.

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