Language and power / Norman Fairclough.
By: Fairclough, Norman.
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : Longman, 1989Description: xii, 259 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0582009766 (pbk.); 9780582009769 (pbk.); 0582031338 (hard); 9780582031333 (hard).Subject(s): Sociolinguistics | Discourse analysis -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 401.9 Summary: Language and Power is about how language works to maintain and change power relations in contemporary society, and how understanding these processes can enable people to resist and change them. Substantial changes in social life have taken place in the decade since the original publication, which have changed the nature of unequal power relations, and therefore the agenda for the critical study of language. In this second edition, Norman Fairclough brings the discussion completely up-to-date with the inclusion of a new chapter covering the 'globalisation' of power relations and the development of the internet in relation to language and power.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Language and Power is about how language works to maintain and change power relations in contemporary society, and how understanding these processes can enable people to resist and change them. Substantial changes in social life have taken place in the decade since the original publication, which have changed the nature of unequal power relations, and therefore the agenda for the critical study of language. In this second edition, Norman Fairclough brings the discussion completely up-to-date with the inclusion of a new chapter covering the 'globalisation' of power relations and the development of the internet in relation to language and power.
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