Book review: Adam Jaworski and Nikolas Coupland (eds), The Discourse Reader and Johannes Angermuller, Dominique Maingueneau and Ruth Wodak (eds), The Discourse Studies Reader : Main Currents in Theory and Analysis

Approaching the field of discourse studies, with its multitude of theories and tools for exploring language use in our social world, can be a daunting prospect. Edited collections like The Discourse Reader (DR) and The Discourse Studies Reader (DSR) aim to assist readers in this endeavour, through the compilation and organisation of abbreviated extracts from influential authors and core texts that cover the various strands of discourse research. While both of these collections serve as an illustration of the scope and development of the field, they differ in important ways