Language and Power e-bog
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How language is used in institutions and how institutions generate language is a key concern of both sociolinguistics and social theory. This readable and comprehensive introduction to language and power in institutions combines theoretical reflection with a strong analytical focus. Covering a range of institutional discourses and settings, each chapter in Language and Power closely examines in...
E-bog
359,43 DKK
Forlag
Continuum
Udgivet
21 august 2008
Længde
216 sider
Genrer
Sociolinguistics
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781441104175
How language is used in institutions and how institutions generate language is a key concern of both sociolinguistics and social theory. This readable and comprehensive introduction to language and power in institutions combines theoretical reflection with a strong analytical focus. Covering a range of institutional discourses and settings, each chapter in Language and Power closely examines institutional discourse practices and provides detailed steps to the critical analysis of institutional discourse both linguistic and multimodal. This book is a long overdue contribution to the analysis of the way that institutions have the power to shape our thinking and understanding of the world and to construct identities.Key Features: *This book contains fascinating examples from a variety of institutional contexts, including academia, prison, media and the military*It brings together insights from (multimodal) critical discourse analysis, social theory, media studies and corpus analysis*It is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates doing sociolinguistics, media studies, communication and cultural studies