How do people communicate with each other? If we observe language in its everyday use, we will find that linguistic communication is carried out through texts. The book presents the basic concepts and methodological tools that have been developed for the study of texts in the scientific field of discourse analysis, which allow us to interpret how we communicate (or why in some cases we fail to communicate) in various situations of our daily lives. A variety of authentic texts are studied and analyzed, derived from various oral and written genres in Greek: conversations, essays, narratives, journalism, academic and scientific texts, email messages, television shows, etc. Basic and advanced bibliography is also recommended, as well as topics for expansion and teaching applications. This updated edition covers the most recent developments in discourse and communication analysis and the new methods of text analysis and interpretation, with a particular emphasis on the connection between theory and teaching.