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OverviewIn this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative approach to analysing political discourse. Political Discourse Analysis integrates analysis of arguments into critical discourse analysis and political discourse analysis. The book is grounded in a view of politics in which deliberation, decision and action are crucial concepts: politics is about arriving cooperatively at decisions about what to do in the context of disagreement, conflict of interests and values, power inequalities, uncertainty and risk. The first half of the book introduces the authors' new approach to the analysis and evaluation of practical arguments, while the second half explores how it can be applied by looking at examples such as government reports, parliamentary debates, political speeches and online discussion forums on political issues. Through the analysis of current events, including a particular focus on the economic crisis and political responses to it, the authors provide a systematic and rigorous analytical framework that can be adopted and used for students' own research. This exciting new text, co-written by bestselling author Norman Fairclough, is essential reading for researchers, upper undergraduate and postgraduate students of discourse analysis, within English language, linguistics, communication studies, politics and other social sciences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Isabela Fairclough (University of Central Lancashire, UK) , Norman Fairclough (Emeritus Professor, Lancaster University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9780415499231ISBN 10: 0415499232 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 19 January 2012 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Political Discourse Analysis and the Nature of Politics 2. Practical Reasoning: A Framework for Analysis and Evaluation 3. Critical Discourse Analysis and Analysis of Argumentation 4.The Economic Crisis in the UK: Strategies and Arguments 5. Value Premises in the Public Debate Over Bankers’ Bonuses 6. Deliberation as Genre in the Parliamentary Debate on University Tuition Fees. ConclusionReviewsF.F. (Fairclough and Fairclough) have provided us with a valuable, theoretically elaborate, empirically well-founded and practically useful approach to the study of political discourse. - Manfred Kienpointner, Journal of Language and Politics 'This is exactly the book we were waiting for: a clear and thorough method for analysing political discourse, written from a critical perspective and paying due attention to practical arguments. Isabela and Norman Fairclough have done a great job.' Frans H. van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 'An innovative and important extension of the reach of research into political language and discourse. Sure to become an essential reference point, this book will make possible new collaborations (not to mention arguments) involving scholars of linguistics, political theorists of deliberation, discourse or ideology, and political scientists.' Alan Finlayson, Swansea University, UK 'This is exactly the book we were waiting for: a clear and thorough method for analysing political discourse, written from a critical perspective and paying due attention to practical arguments. Isabela and Norman Fairclough have done a great job.' Frans H. van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 'An innovative and important extension of the reach of research into political language and discourse. Sure to become an essential reference point, this book will make possible new collaborations (not to mention arguments) involving scholars of linguistics, political theorists of deliberation, discourse or ideology, and political scientists.' Alan Finlayson, Swansea University, UK F.F. (Fairclough and Fairclough) have provided us with a valuable, theoretically elaborate, empirically well-founded and practically useful approach to the study of political discourse. - Manfred Kienpointner, Journal of Language and Politics 'This is exactly the book we were waiting for: a clear and thorough method for analysing political discourse, written from a critical perspective and paying due attention to practical arguments. Isabela and Norman Fairclough have done a great job.' Frans H. van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 'An innovative and important extension of the reach of research into political language and discourse. Sure to become an essential reference point, this book will make possible new collaborations (not to mention arguments) involving scholars of linguistics, political theorists of deliberation, discourse or ideology, and political scientists.' Alan Finlayson, Swansea University, UK Author InformationIsabela Fairclough is Visiting Research Fellow at University of Lancaster, UK (formerly Associate Professor, University of Bucharest, Romania). Her publications include Discourse Analysis and Argumentation Theory: Analytical Framework and Applications (2006). Norman Fairclough is Emeritus Professor at Lancaster University, UK. He is author of numerous titles, including New Labour, New Language? (2000), Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research (2003), and Language and Globalization (2006), all published by Routledge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |