The Discourse Reader is the first comprehensive and integrative collection of key, original writings on discourse analysis.. "The Reader is designed as a structured sourcebook for students from introductory undergraduate level upwards. Divided into clear sections, the Reader covers the foundations of modern discourse analysis and represents all of its contemporary methods and traditions, including pragmatics and speech art theory; conversation analysis and ethnomethodology; interactional sociolinguistics; narrative analysis; and critical discourse analysis.