Language and the Complex of Ideology
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This book undertakes a systematic analysis of the workings of ideology in discourse, using an interdisciplinary approach that links language, cognition and society. Through examination of two corpora - a collection of British newspaper articles and a set of political speeches - the author examines Britain's involvement in the Iraq War (2003), and critically assesses the language practices which constructed a pro-war ideology under Tony Blair's premiership. Drawing on a constellation of concepts from van Dijk's socio-cognitive model, this book carries out both qualitative and quantitative analyses and conceptualises discourse as a nonlinear, highly discursive and socio-cognitive phenomenon. This innovative work will appeal to students and scholars of Cognitive Linguistics, Quantitative Linguistics, Social Constructivism, Critical Discourse Analysis, Political Sciences and Communication Studies.
Applies a multifaceted methodology to examine how ideology is embedded in the micro and macro structures of language Provides a theoretically-grounded and empirically illustrated critique of the scope and limitations of Critical Discourse Studies Conducts an exhaustive quantitative analysis of the lexico-semantic components of a large corpus of news articles and political speeches
Autorentext
Mohamed Douifi is Lecturer in British Studies at the Department of English, University of Algiers -2, Algeria. His research interests are Critical Discourse Studies and Cultural Theory with a focus on studying how knowledge, power, and ideology are packaged in the micro and macro structures of language.
Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Basic Theoretical Insights on Ideology and Discourse Analysis.- Chapter 3: Contemporary Orientations in Discourse Studies.- Chapter 4: The Anglo-Iraqi Relationships: A historical overview.- Chapter 5: Blair's Foreign Policy Discourse on Iraq.- Chapter 6: The Discursive Construction of the Iraq War in the British 'Quality' Press.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09783030095192
- Sprache Englisch
- Titel Language and the Complex of Ideology
- Veröffentlichung 19.12.2018
- ISBN 3030095193
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- EAN 9783030095192
- Jahr 2018
- Größe H210mm x B148mm x T13mm
- Autor Mohamed Douifi
- Untertitel A Socio-Cognitive Study of Warfare Discourse in Britain
- Auflage Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2018
- Genre Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften
- Lesemotiv Verstehen
- Anzahl Seiten 236
- Herausgeber Springer International Publishing
- Gewicht 311g