32.453, Books: An Introduction to Religious Language: Hobbs

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Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:27:32
From: Khadija Ahmed [khadija.ahmed at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: An Introduction to Religious Language: Hobbs

 


Title: An Introduction to Religious Language 
Subtitle: Exploring Theolinguistics in Contemporary Contexts 
Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (formerly The Continuum International Publishing Group)
	   http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
	

Book URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/an-introduction-to-religious-language-9781350095748/ 


Author: Valerie Hobbs

Electronic: ISBN:  9781350095762 Pages: 240 Price: U.K. £ 24.29
Electronic: ISBN:  9781350095779 Pages: 240 Price: U.K. £ 24.29
Hardback: ISBN:  9781350095755 Pages: 240 Price: U.K. £ 80.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9781350095748 Pages: 240 Price: U.K. £ 26.99


Abstract:

Religious language is all around us, embedded in advertising, politics and
news media. This book introduces readers to the field of theolinguistics, the
study of religious language. Investigating the ways in which people talk to
and about God, about the sacred and about religion itself, it considers why
people make certain linguistic choices and what they accomplish.

Introducing the key methods required for examining religious language, Valerie
Hobbs acquaints readers with the most common and important theolinguistic
features and their functions. Using critical corpus-assisted discourse
analysis with a focus on archaic and other lexical features, metaphor, agency
and intertextuality, she examines religious language in context. Highlighting
its use in both expected locations, such as modern-day prayer and politics,
and unexpected locations including advertising, sport, healthcare and news
media, Hobbs analyses the shifting and porous linguistic boundaries between
the religious and the secular. With discussion questions and further readings
for each chapter, as well as a companion website featuring suggested answers
to the reflection tasks, this is the ideal introduction to the study of
religious language.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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