"Methods of critical discourse studies is a sophisticated and nuanced introduction to critical discourse analysis that covers a range of topics in an accessible, engaging style. With international examples and an interdisciplinary approach, readers gain a rich understanding of the many angles into critical discourse analysis, the fundamentals of how analysis works and examples from written texts, online data and images. This new edition: expands coverage of multimodality ; adds two new chapters on social media and analysis of online data ; supports learning with a guided introduction to each chapter ; includes a new and extended glossary. Clearly written, practical and rigorous in its approach, this book is the ideal companion when embarking on research that focuses on discourse and meaning-making."--Back cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-252) and index.