Opposition in Discourse: The Construction of Oppositional Meaning

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Jeffries, Lesley

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ISBN 10: 1472528387 ISBN 13: 9781472528384

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2014

Language: English

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Opposition in Discourse: The Construction of Oppositional Meaning

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic, London

Publication Date

2014

Language

English

ISBN 10

1472528387

ISBN 13

9781472528384

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Paperback

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Very Good+

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0.4 pounds

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In this important book, Lesley Jeffries introduces a phenomenon which has not been given the attention it deserves - the contextual construction of oppositional meaning. These are opposites not recognisable as such out of context but that are clearly set up this way in the text concerned.

The significance of oppositional meaning is well-known, and has been discussed by scholars for millennia, from Philosophy to Politics. But the main emphasis has always been on the conventional opposite: the opposite recognised by lexical semantics.

Starting from socio-cultural viewpoints, moving to original research and then concluding with a new theoretical formulation, this book introduces and consolidates a significant new approach to the analysis of oppositional meaning. It closes with a discussion of the importance of constructed opposition in hegemonic practice and makes a case for the inclusion of opposition as a central tool of critical discourse analysis. It is now essential reading for researchers and graduates in stylistics, linguistics and language studies.

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Lesley Jeffries is Principal Lecturer in English at Huddersfield University, UK.

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