Power Talk by Joanna Thornborrow

Power Talk by Joanna Thornborrow

Examines discourse, power and ideology, by introducing perspectives on the relationship between social structures of power and interaction. This work argues that if a clearer understanding of the relationship between language, discourse and social institutions is to be obtained, the linguistic processes must be examined closely.

..'a welcome addition to the debate on the relationship between language and power, especially as it is not written from a single theoretical perspective...'

'Thornborrow's attempt to move debates into 'a more empirical domain' is one of the strengths of the book.'

Joanna Thornborrow. Power in Talk: Language and Interaction in Institutional Discourse

Joanna Thornborrow is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University. She is widely published, recently guest-editing a special issue of Discourse Studies with Theo Van Leeuwen on authenticity in media discourse, and is co-author of Patterns in Language: An Introduction to Language and Literary Style with Sh®n Wareing. She is a founder member, and co-organiser, of the Ross Priory Seminar Group on Broadcast Talk.

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ISBN 13	9780582368798
ISBN 10	0582368790
Title	Power Talk
Author	Joanna Thornborrow
Series	Real Language Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2001-12-18
Number of pages	156
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