Prison Discourse: Language as a Means of Control and Resistance - Softcover

Mayr, A.

 
9781349431991: Prison Discourse: Language as a Means of Control and Resistance

Synopsis

With unique and powerful data from within a big city prison, this book clarifies the role that conversational analysis can have within a Critical Discourse Analysis perspective. In a detailed linguistic analysis of the language use of prison officers and prisoners involved in a prison based course, the author charts the shifting power relations of control and resistance and situates the findings in a broader sociological analysis of the prison as an institution. The study will interest sociolinguists, discourse analysts, and researchers in communication studies, criminology and counselling.

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About the Author

ANDREA MAYR is a Lecturer in the Department of German Language and Literature at Glasgow University.

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