Discourse and practice [electronic resource] : new tools for critical discourse analysis / Theo van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen, Theo, 1947- Critical discourse analysis. P302 401.41 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Presenting a new theory of discourse, this book argues that our understanding of texts ultimately rests on our practices and on what we do. It will be welcomed by students and researchers looking for a form of discourse analysis that is explicit and methodical as well as socially and critically relevant. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (ix, 172 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195323306.001.0001 eng Oxford studies in sociolinguistics Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.