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The power of language : how discourse influences society / Lynne Young, Michael Fitzgerald and Saira Fitzgerald.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Equinox textbooks and surveys in linguisticsPublisher: South Yorkshire : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2018Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 381 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Power of languageDDC classification:
  • 401.41 YOU 22
Contents:
Language and international conflict -- Language and political fear -- Language and racism -- Language and advertising -- Language and organizations -- Language in modern trends -- Power in spoken language -- Multimodal communication -- Language and social media.
Summary: The second edition of this highly regarded textbook is designed to introduce students at the tertiary level to both Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. It develops critical analytical skills by rooting analysis in SFL methodology so that students can learn to analyze a range of discourse types.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language and international conflict --
Language and political fear --
Language and racism --
Language and advertising --
Language and organizations --
Language in modern trends --
Power in spoken language --
Multimodal communication --
Language and social media.

The second edition of this highly regarded textbook is designed to introduce students at the tertiary level to both Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. It develops critical analytical skills by rooting analysis in SFL methodology so that students can learn to analyze a range of discourse types.

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