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ISBN-10: 0340912375

Published: 26/01/2007

Extent: 224 pages

 

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Summary:
This book provides an introduction to the aims, theories and practices of critical discourse analysis (CDA).
It is mainly concerned with the linguistic aspects of CDA. It provides an introduction to the different types of language analysis that are employed in CDA (frequency analysis, coversation, transitivity and reference, and figurative language, for example) and seeks to provide readers with the skills to apply them in different contexts to various types of texts: political speeches, marketing pieces, literary works, advertising, multimedia persuasive texts, discourses on race, gender, and politics.

• Comprehensive treatment of Critical Discourse Analysis
• Introduces theories and techniques
• Uses multiple practical examples
• It assumes little or no previous knowledge of linguistic or discourse analysis
• Includes a glossay of key terms and a section on further reading
• Clear and accessible text
• Activities for students are included at the end of each chapter

Table of Contents:
1. Background and theory
2. Discourse and social context
3. Positioning and point of view
4. Intertextual analysis
5. Figurative language, metaphor and message
6. The construction of identity
7. Politeness, power and solidarity
8. The discourse of prejudice
9. The discourse of consumerism
10. Discourse and the law

About the Author(s):
Meriel Bloor is a Fellow of the Centre for English Language Teaching at the University of Warwick. She is also a Visiting Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Birmingham.
Thomas Bloor is a Fellow of the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University.

Readership:
Students of Linguistics and English Language

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