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Language and Power: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions)

Language and Power: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions)

by PaulSimpson (Author), SimonStatham (Author), Andrea Mayr (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $141.84
Synopsis

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.

Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible `two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.

$141.84

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 296
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07 Nov 2018
ISBN 10: 1138569275
ISBN 13: 9781138569270

Media Reviews

This new edition is an invaluable resource for students of language and power. It 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

Author Bio
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.