Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 330 g
Reihe: Advances in Sociolinguistics
An Introduction to Institutional Discourse
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 330 g
Reihe: Advances in Sociolinguistics
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8744-5
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
How language is used in institutions and the language of power are key concerns of both sociolinguistics and social theory. The ways in which individuals talk in institutional settings, is very different to their ordinary conversation, with different interplays of social interaction and relations of power. Institutional discourse also varies from other types of professional interaction. Language and Power provides students with an overview of the field of institutional discourse, introducing the key theorists.




