1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962283703321

Autore

Shand John <1956->

Titolo

Arguing well / / John Shand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000

ISBN

1-134-70612-X

0-203-13300-5

0-203-16966-2

1-134-70613-8

1-280-32806-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

168

Soggetti

Reasoning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-101) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Rationale; Arguments; How arguments fail; Definitions; Basic symbolic logic; Understanding reason is not enough; Further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Arguing Well is a lucid introduction to the nature of good reasoning, how to test and construct successful arguments. It assumes no prior knowledge of logic or philosophy. The book includes an introduction to basic symbolic logic. Arguing Well introduces and explains: * The nature and importance of arguments * What to look for in deciding whether arguments succeed or fail * How to construct good arguments * How to make it more certain that we reason when we should The book is ideal for any student embarking on academic study where presenting arguments are what matters most; in fact, for all pe



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910956451003321

Autore

Hart Christopher (Linguist)

Titolo

Discourse, grammar and ideology : functional and cognitive perspectives / / Christopher Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014

ISBN

9781441104854

1441104852

9781441117410

1441117415

9781472593580

1472593588

9781441101358

1441101357

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Classificazione

LAN016000

Disciplina

401/.41

Soggetti

Critical discourse analysis - Social aspects

Cognitive grammar

Ideology - Social aspects

Language and languages - Philosophy

Functionalism (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Representation -- 3. Evaluation -- 4. Visuation -- 5. Event-structure and spatial point of view -- 6. Metaphor -- 7. Deixis, distance and proximity -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Researchers in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) have often pointed to grammar as a locus of ideology in discourse. This book illustrates the role that grammars as models of language (and image) can play in revealing ideological properties of texts and discourse in social and political contexts. The book takes the reader through three distinct grammatical frameworks - functional grammar, multimodal grammar and cognitive grammar.  Using examples taken from a range of



discourses relating to globalisation, including discourses of immigration, war, corporate practice and political protests, the book demonstrates the individual utility and the interconnectedness of these models inside CDA. A key argument advanced is that the cognitive processes necessarily involved in making sense of language are based in visual experience.  This position offers new ways of understanding the ideological effects of grammatical choices in texts and suggests a reassessment of the relationship between linguistic and multimodal grammars in CDA.  The book will appeal to students and researchers interested in CDA and the relationship between discourse, cognition and social action."--Bloomsbury Publishing.