How long does it take to read Discourse and Social Change?
Discourse and Social Change by Norman Fairclough takes about 4 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 259 pages, about 71,225 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Attempting to combine social theory and linguistics, Fairclough shows how the study of language can take account of issues of social structure and change, such as the relations of power and ideology. Designed to be of use to researchers and advanced students, it contains many examples of discourse.
Subjects: Discourse analysis, Social change, Sociolinguistics
