Discourse and Discrimination

Martin Reisigl, Ruth Wodak

ISBN 10: 0415231493 / ISBN 13: 9780415231497

Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2000

About this Item

Discourse and Discrimination is a study of how racism, antisemitism and ethnicism are reflected in discourse. The authors first survey five established discourse analysis approaches before providing their own model and three case-studies. Drawing on a wide range of sources, they question why racism and anti-Semitism are still virulent worldwide.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discourse and Discrimination
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415231493
• ISBN 13: 9780415231497
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 740 grams

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Synopsis

Discourse and Discrimination is a study of how racism, antisemitism and ethnicism are reflected in discourse. The authors first survey five established discourse analysis approaches before providing their own model and three case-studies. Drawing on a wide range of sources, they question why racism and anti-Semitism are still virulent worldwide.

About the Author

Martin Reisigl is based at the University of Vienna and is co-author of The Discursive Construction of National Identity. Ruth Wodak is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Vienna. Her books include Disorders of Discourse, Gender and Discourse, and Language, Power and Ideology.