Download or read book Disorders of Discourse written by Ruth Wodak and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers an innovative approach to understanding communication and its barriers in a variety of institutional contexts, such as the outpatient clinic, the courtroom or the school. The theory which the book presents is called discourse sociolinguistics by the author; it is not only explicitly dedicated to the study of text in context, but also places equal emphasis and importance on both factors.