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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459239503321

Autore

Mautner Gerlinde <1963-, >

Titolo

Language and the market society : critical reflections on discourse and dominance / / Gerlinde Mautner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-14705-1

1-282-57006-4

9786612570063

0-203-85599-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Routledge critical studies in discourse ; ; 2

Disciplina

306.44

401.41

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics

Discourse analysis

Capitalism - Social aspects

Language and languages - Economic aspects

Dominance (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Digging up the world: introduction -- Part I: Conceptual groundwork: 2. Invited invaders? the market society and discourse -- 3. In praise of doubt: the theoretical framework -- Part II: Applications: 4. Delivering government: marketisation in public-sector administration -- 5. Learn how to make money: marketisation in higher education -- 6. Shop 'n' pray: marketisation in religion -- 7. How YOU are like shampoo: marketisation in the personal sphere -- Part III: Perspectives: 8. Picking holes: critiquing the critical approach -- 9. From lament to agenda: critical resistance to marketisation -- 10. Saving the frog from boiling: concluding remarks -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.