Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Analyzing Language Form and Language in Use 1.2 Discourse Analysis — A Brief Historical Review 1.3 Discourse and Discourse Analysis 1.4 Discourse Analysis: Focus and Approaches References Chapter 2 The Complex World of Discourse 2.1 Spoken and Written Discourse: Broad Categories 2.2 Finer Distinctions and Considerations 2.3 Language Variation Reconsidered 2.4 Register: A Theory on Language Variation References Chapter 3 Discourse Intention and Interpretation 3.1 Language Functions 3.2 Speech Acts 3.3 Context References Chapter 4 Microstructural Properties 4.1 Reference 4.2 Substitution and Ellipsis 4.3 Ellipsis 4.4 Conjunction 4.5 Features of Lexical Cohesion References Chapter 5 Analyzing Spoken Discourse 5.1 Theoretical Contribution of Pragmatics to Discourse Analysis 5.2 Conversational Analysis 5.3 Communication Theory: System Constraints and Ritual Constraints References Chapter 6 Analyzing Written Discourse 6.1 Discourse Markers 6.2 Clause Relations 6.3 Written Discourse Patterns 6.4 Textual Patterns References Chapter 7 ThemeRheme Patterns and Information Structure 7.1 Functional Perspective of Sentences 7.2 Theme and Rheme: Syntactic Structure asOrganization of Message 7.3 Thematising Structures 7.4 Information Structure References Chapter 8 Genre Research from Three Traditions 8.1 Definitions of Genre 8.2 Models of Genre Analysis 8.3 Implications of Genre Research for ESL References Chapter 9 Intertextuality: Dialogic Nature of Discourse 9.1 The Concept of Intertextuality 9.2 Intertextuality and Dialogue 9.3 Levels of Intertextuality 9.4 Linguistic Realizations of Intertextuality 9.5 Intertextuality in Application References Chapter 10 Critical Discourse Analysis 10.1 General Understanding of CDA 10.2 The History and Development of CDA 10.3 Methodology of CDA References