Language and Power: An Introduction to Institutional Discourse (Advances in Sociolinguistics) - Softcover

Mayr, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826487440 ISBN 13: 9780826487445

Publisher: Continuum, 2008

Synopsis

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 of institutional discourses and settings, each chapter in Language and Power closely examines institutional discourse practices and provides detailed steps to the critical analysis of institutional discourse both linguistic and multimodal.

This book is a long overdue contribution to the analysis of the way that institutions have the power to shape our thinking and understanding of the world and to construct identities.

Key Features:
*This book contains fascinating examples from a variety of institutional contexts, including academia, prison, media and the military
*It brings together insights from (multimodal) critical discourse analysis, social theory, media studies and corpus analysis
*It is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates doing sociolinguistics, media studies, communication and cultural studies

About this title

About the Authors

Andrea Mayr is Lecturer in the School of English at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Her books include Prison Discourse (Palgrave, 2004), Language
and Power (Continuum, 2008), and Language and
Power: A Resourcebook for Students (Routledge, 2010).

Tommaso M. Milani is George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor and Head of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826487440
• ISBN 13: 9780826487445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216