Language and Power by Paul Simpson

Language and Power by Paul Simpson

Language and Power introduces the ways in which language intersects with the social and political expressions of power. It includes traditional topics in the study of language and power, such as race, gender and class, but also covers the more recent themes in critical linguistics.

"This new edition is an invaluable resource for students of language and powerIt gives a clear and concise introduction to theoretical issues of language and power, a full range of tools for analysing texts and discourse, and excellent examples which illustrate how to apply these tools. The new sections on 'tweeting politics', 'truth’ and ‘mediated relations' and the inclusion of a new reading on 'Populism and post-truth politics' by Robin Lakoff are welcome additions which bring the book right up to date with contemporary concerns."

Michael Farrelly, University of Hull, UK

"The addition of new chapters on the language of social media and the discourse of post-truth, as well as the revamping of many of the example texts, all packaged in the innovative four strand 2D structure, make this an outstanding textbook for students of language and discourse studies... a much-needed toolkit for critically analysing many of the important national and international issues of the day."

Paul McIlvenny, Aalborg University, Denmark

Paul Simpson is Professor of English Language and Head of English at the University of Liverpool, UK, where he teaches and researches in stylistics, pragmatics, critical linguistics and related fields of study.

Andrea Mayr is Lecturer in Modern English Language and Linguistics at Queen's University Belfast, UK, where she teaches and researches in media discourse and in multimodal critical discourse analysis.

Simon Statham is Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, where he teaches and researches in stylistics, critical linguistics and language and the law.

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ISBN 13	9781138569232
ISBN 10	1138569232
Title	Language and Power
Author	Paul Simpson
Series	Routledge English Language Introductions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2018-11-13
Number of pages	294
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