Language and power : an introduction to institutional discourse /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2008.
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Colección: | Advances in sociolinguistics.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 204 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-198) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780826438171 0826438172 0826487440 9780826487445 0826487432 9780826487438 1282452533 9781282452534 1441104178 9781441104175 9786612452536 6612452536 |