Critical Discourse Analysis and Cognitive Science

New Perspectives on Immigration Discourse
2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-137-52161-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3018 g

This study advances a model for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws on Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Linguistics, applied in a critical analysis of immigration discourse. It will be of special interest to students and researchers with which to explore new perspectives in CDA.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hart, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgements Figures and Tables PART I: THE SCOPE OF CDA Introduction Critical Discourse Analysis PART II: EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY Communication, Cooperation and Manipulation Referential Strategies Predication and Proximisation Strategies Legitimising Strategies PART III: COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS Conceptualisation Metaphor Force-dynamics and Epistemic Modality Concluding References Index

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Hart is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Lancaster University, UK. His research focuses on the relationship between discourse and cognition in political contexts. He is co-editor of the volume Cognitive Linguistics in Critical Discourse Analysis: Application and Theory (2007).