LINGUIST List 17.2543

Sun Sep 10 2006

Books: Discourse Analysis: Young, Fitzgerald

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Directory         1.    Janet Joyce, The Power of Language: Young, Fitzgerald

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Message 1: The Power of Language: Young, Fitzgerald
Date: 09-Sep-2006
From: Janet Joyce <jjoyceequinoxpub.com>
Subject: The Power of Language: Young, Fitzgerald


Title: The Power of Language Subtitle: How Discourse Influences Society Series Title: Equinox Textbooks and Surveys in Linguistics Published: 2006 Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
                http://www.equinoxpub.com/

Author: Lynne Young, Carleton University, Canada Author: Brigid Fitzgerald, Canadian Foreign Service Institute Hardback: ISBN: 1845530144 Pages: 288 Price: U.K. £ 60.00 Comment: US$ 95
Paperback: ISBN: 1845530152 Pages: 288 Price: U.K. £ 15.99 Comment: US$ 28
Abstract:

The Power of Language: How Discourse Influences Society is designed tointroduce students at the tertiary level to both Systemic FunctionalLinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. It is aimed at developing criticalanalytical skills by rooting analysis in SFL methodology so that students cantackle a wide range of discourse types. By connecting SFL and CDA and byexplicitly introducing a solid theoretical foundation in SFL, the criticalanalyses in the book are not only well grounded but transparent. Eachchapter in the volume builds a methodological foundation for thedevelopment of critical discourse analytical skills. SFL provides noviceanalysts with a rich set of resources for CDA and equips them to betterreflect on what language is doing and why.

The Power of Language: How Discourse Influences Society, offersexplanations along with a wide range of sample analyses to illustrate theoryand provide applications of the methodologies introduced in each chapter.Students not only learn by studying a number of analyses but carry out theirown analytical work on other samples, thus gaining experience in criticalanalysis. Each chapter also includes examples of analyses by well knownresearchers so that novice analysts become familiar with variousapproaches to analysis.

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
Written In: English (eng )

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