Language and Power: A Resource Book for Students

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Mayr, Andrea

Simpson; Paul

Words, Language & Grammar

Routledge

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 practices and provides detailed steps to the critical analysis of institutional discourse both linguistic and multimodal. This book is a long overdue contribution to the analysis of the way that institutions have the power to shape our thinking and understanding of the world and to construct identities.Key Features: *This book contains fascinating examples from a variety of institutional contexts, including academia, prison, media and the military*It brings together insights from (multimodal) critical discourse analysis, social theory, media studies and corpus analysis*It is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates doing sociolinguistics, media studies, communication and cultural studies

Language and Power: An Introduction to Institutional Discourse (Advances in Sociolinguistics)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Bloomsbury Academic

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 practices and provides detailed steps to the critical analysis of institutional discourse both linguistic and multimodal. 
This book is a long overdue contribution to the analysis of the way that institutions have the power to shape our thinking and understanding of the world and to construct identities.
Key Features: *This book contains fascinating examples from a variety of institutional contexts, including academia, prison, media and the military *It brings together insights from (multimodal) critical discourse analysis, social theory, media studies and corpus analysis *It is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates doing sociolinguistics, media studies, communication and cultural studies

Continuum

How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Introduction

Using a multimodal approach –graphic, vocal, written – How to do Critical Discourse Analysis guides students to an understanding of how language, power and ideology are negotiated in visual communication and media texts, from magazine and advertising, to YouTube and music videos. Authors David Machin and Andrea Mayr draw on discourse analysis, appraisal theory, stylistics and conversation analysis to present a systematic toolkit for doing language and image analysis. Using case studies and examples from a range of traditional and new media content, the book equips students with the necessary tools to analyze and understand the relationship between language, discourse and social practices.

Machin, David

Sage Publications Ltd.

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

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.
Language and Power, Second Edition has been completely revised and updated and includes: <ul>
<li>a comprehensive survey of the ways in which language intersects and connects with the social, cultural and political aspects of power;</li> <li>an introduction to the history of the field, covering all the major approaches, theoretical concepts and methods of analysis in this important and developing area of academic study;</li> <li>coverage of all the ‘traditional’ topics, such as race, gender and institutional power, but also newer topics such as the discourse of post-truth, and the power of social media;</li> <li>readings from works by seminal figures in the field, such as Robin Lakoff, Deborah Cameron and Teun van Dijk;</li> <li>real texts and examples throughout, including advertisements from cosmetics companies; newspaper articles and headlines; websites and internet media; and spoken dialogues such as political and presidential speeches;</li> <li>a supporting companion website that aims to challenge students at a more advanced level and which features extra reading, exercises, follow-up activities, and suggestions for further work.</li>
</ul>
Language and Power will be essential reading for students studying English language or linguistics.

Statham, Simon

There is now a long tradition of academic literature in media studies and criminology that has analysed how we come to think about crime, deviance and punishment. This book for the first time deals specifically with the role of language in this process, showing how critical linguistic analysis can provide further crucial insights into media representations of crime and criminals. Through case studies the book develops a toolkit for the analysis of language and images in examples taken from a range of media. 
 The Language of Crimeand Deviance covers spoken, written and visual media discourses and focuses on a number of specific areas of crime and criminal justice, including media constructions of young people and women; media and the police, 'reality' crime shows; corporate crime; prison and drugs.It is therefore a welcome and valuable contribution to the fields of linguistics, criminology, media and cultural studies.

The Language of Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Critical Linguistic Analysis in Media and Popular Culture

There is now a long tradition of academic literature in media studies and criminology that has analysed how we come to think about crime, deviance and punishment. This book for the first time deals specifically with the role of language in this process, showing how critical linguistic analysis can provide further crucial insights into media representations of crime and criminals. Through case studies the book develops a toolkit for the analysis of language and images in examples taken from a range of media. The Language of Crimeand Deviance covers spoken, written and visual media discourses and focuses on a number of specific areas of crime and criminal justice, including media constructions of young people and women; media and the police, 'reality' crime shows; corporate crime; prison and drugs.It is therefore a welcome and valuable contribution to the fields of linguistics, criminology, media and cultural studies.

Want to use Critical Discourse Analysis, but not sure where to start? This book is the complete toolkit you need. 
Each chapter presents distinct concepts and ideas in Critical Discourse Analysis, explaining how to use them in your research – and why. Packed with case studies of news texts, social media content, memes, promotional videos, institutional documents, infographics and webpages, the book shows you how to apply each set of tools to real life examples. 
Most importantly, examples, case studies, and revised opening chapters of this second edition show how multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis can help us to understand the role of language in the functioning of society and politics today, shaping our priorities for what to do and how to act. 
This book is an inspiring and valuable resource for any undergraduate students and researchers who wish to understand and use Critical Discourse Analysis. 
David Machin is Professor of Linguistics at Shanghai International Studies University. 
Andrea Mayr is an Associate Professor at Zayed University.

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Language and Power: A Resource Book for Students

Language and Power: An Introduction to Institutional Discourse (Advances in Sociolinguistics)

Language and Power: An Introduction to Institutional Discourse (Advances in Sociolinguistics)

How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Introduction

How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Introduction

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

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

The Language of Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Critical Linguistic Analysis in Media and Popular Culture

The Language of Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Critical Linguistic Analysis in Media and Popular Culture

How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Introduction