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Autore |
Mayr Andrea <1972-> |
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Titolo |
Language and power [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to institutional discourse / / Andrea Mayr |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-0417-8 |
1-282-45253-3 |
9786612452536 |
0-8264-3817-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Collana |
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Advances in sociolinguistics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sociolinguistics |
Power (Social sciences) |
Language policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-198) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : power, discourse and institutions / Andrea Mayr -- Discourses of higher education : enterprise and institutional change in the university / Andrea Mayr -- Prison discourse : enterprising managerialism in a total institution / Andrea Mayr -- News discourse I : understanding the social goings-on behind news texts / David Machin -- News discourse II : anti-racism and neo-liberalism in the British regional press / David Machin and Andrea Mayr -- Defence discourse I : the visual institutionalization of discourses in war monuments / Gill Abousnnouga and David Machin -- Defence discourse II : a corpus perspective on routine and rhetoric in defence discourse / Tony Bastow -- Conclusion : researching institutional discourse / Andrea Mayr with Tony Bastow. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How language is used in institutions and how institutions generate language is a key concern of both sociolinguistics and social theory. This readable and comprehensive introduction to language and power in institutions combines theoretical reflection with a strong analytical focus. Covering a range of institutional discourses and settings, each chapter in Language and Power closely examines institutional discourse |
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