Download or read book Discourse Studies in Composition written by Ellen L. Barton and published by Hampton Press (NJ). This book was released on 2002 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume aims to synthesize and situate the systematic study of discourse explicitly in the field of composition. Each chapter follows a common tri-partite structure: a description of an approach to discourse analysis; a case study using that approach; and a discussion of its value.