books for discussion

Tue Apr 6 14:40:17 UTC 2004

Hello all,

Here are the two books that were announced on LinguistList that I thought we might consider reading next - what do you think?

Linnea

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Date:  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:12:16 -0500 (EST)
From:  kkaneta at taylorandfrancis.com
Subject:  Analysing Discourse: Fairclough

Title: Analysing Discourse
Subtitle: Textual Analysis for Social Research

Publication Year: 2003
Publisher:	Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
		http://www.routledge.com/

Author: Norman Fairclough, Lancaster University

Hardback: ISBN: 0415258928, Pages: 288, Price:  U.S. $: 90
Paperback: ISBN: 0415258936, Pages: 288, Price:  U.K. £: 27.95

Abstract:

Analysing Discourse is an accessible introduction to text and
discourse analysis for all students and researchers seeking to use and
investigate real language data.

Students and researchers in the social sciences, as well as language
specialists, often discover that they cannot get as much from texts,
conversations or research interviews as they would like because they
are unsure exactly how to analyze these language materials.  This book
helps all students and researchers who rely on real language data to
get the most out of their resources.

Drawing on a range of social theorists from Bourdieu to Habermas, as
well as his own past research, Fairclough's book presents a form of
language analysis with a consistently social perspective.  His
approach is illustrated by and investigated through a range of real
texts, from political speeches and TV news reports to management
consultancy reports and texts concerning globalization.

The book is an essential resource seeking to analyze real texts and
discourse.

Lingfield(s): Discourse Analysis

Written In: English (Language Code: English)

     See this book announcement on our website:
	 http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookIDo31

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	John Benjamins
		http://www.benjamins.com/	

	Kluwer Academic Publishers
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	MIT Press
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	MIT Working Papers in Linguistics
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	Anthropological Linguistics
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	Canadian Journal of Linguistics
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	Cascadilla Press
		http://www.cascadilla.com/

	Graduate Linguistic Students' Assoc., Umass
		http://server102.hypermart.net/glsa/index.htm

	International Pragmatics Assoc.
		http://ipra-www.uia.ac.be/ipra/

	Kingston Press Ltd
		http://www.kingstonpress.com/

	Linguistic Assoc. of Finland
		http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/

	Multilingual Matters
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	Pacific Linguistics
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Date:  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:14:46 -0500 (EST)
From:  kkaneta at taylorandfrancis.com
Subject:  Analysing Political Discourse: Chilton

Title: Analysing Political Discourse
Subtitle: Theory and Practice

Publication Year: 2003
Publisher:	Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
		http://www.routledge.com/

Author: Paul Chilton, University of East Anglia

Paperback: ISBN: 0415314720, Pages: 240, Price: U.S. $: 30.95

Abstract:

Analysing Political Discourse is a must for anyone interested in the
way language is used in the world of politics. Based on Aristotle's
premise that we are all political animals, able to use language to
pursue our own ends, the book uses the theoretical framework of
linguistics to explore the ways in which we think and behave
politically. Domestic and global politics come under the linguistic
microscope. What do politicians really do in a radio interview? What
verbal games do they play? The book draws on contemporary and high
profile case studies. International in its perspective, Analysing
Political Discourse also considers the changing landscape of global
political language post-September 11, focusing on self-legitimising
language and the increasing use of religious imagery in political
discourse. Bill Clinton's address persuading his country to go to war
in Kosovo is analyzed, and speeches by George Bush and Osama bin Laden
are examined in relation to each other. Written in a lively and
engaging style, Analysing Political Discourse offers a new theoretical
perspective on the study of language and politics, and provides an
essential introduction to political discourse analysis.

Lingfield(s): Discourse Analysis

Written In: English (Language Code: English)

     See this book announcement on our website:
	 http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookIDo32

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	CSLI Publications
		http://csli-publications.stanford.edu/	

	Elsevier Ltd.
		http://www.elsevier.com/locate/linguistics	

	Equinox Publishing Ltd.
		http://www.equinoxpub.com/	

	John Benjamins
		http://www.benjamins.com/	

	Kluwer Academic Publishers
		http://www.wkap.nl/	

	MIT Press
		http://mitpress.mit.edu/	

	MIT Working Papers in Linguistics
		http://web.mit.edu/mitwpl/	

	Mouton de Gruyter
		http://www.mouton-publishers.com	

	Rodopi
		http://www.rodopi.nl/	

OTHER SUPPORTING PUBLISHERS	

	Anthropological Linguistics
		http://www.indiana.edu/~anthling/

	Canadian Journal of Linguistics
		http://www.utpjournals.com/jour.ihtml?lp=cjl/cjl.html

	Cascadilla Press
		http://www.cascadilla.com/

	Graduate Linguistic Students' Assoc., Umass
		http://server102.hypermart.net/glsa/index.htm

	International Pragmatics Assoc.
		http://ipra-www.uia.ac.be/ipra/

	Kingston Press Ltd
		http://www.kingstonpress.com/

	Linguistic Assoc. of Finland
		http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/

	Multilingual Matters
		http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

	Pacific Linguistics
		http://pacling.anu.edu.au/

	SIL International
		http://www.ethnologue.com/bookstore.asp

	Utrecht Institute of Linguistics
		http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl/
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