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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : power, discourse and institutions / Andrea Mayr
- Discourses of higher education : enterprise and institutional change in the university / Andrea Mayr
- Prison discourse : enterprising managerialism in a total institution / Andrea Mayr
- News discourse I : understanding the social goings-on behind news texts / David Machin
- News discourse II : anti-racism and neo-liberalism in the British regional press / David Machin and Andrea Mayr
- Defence discourse I : the visual institutionalization of discourses in war monuments / Gill Abousnnouga and David Machin
- Defence discourse II : a corpus perspective on routine and rhetoric in defence discourse / Tony Bastow
- Conclusion : researching institutional discourse / Andrea Mayr with Tony Bastow.