Political discourse analysis / Norman Fairclough and Isabela Fairclough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fairclough, Norman, 1941-

Contributor:

Fairclough, Isabela.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis--Political aspects.

Discourse analysis.

Communication in politics.

Physical Description:

x, 266 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative appioach 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Political discourse analysis and the nature of politics

Practical reasoning: a framework for analysis and evaluation

Critical discourse analysis and analysis of argumentation

The economic crisis in the UK: strategies and arguments

Value premises in the public debate over bankers' bonuses

Deliberation as genre in the parliamentary debate on university tuition fees

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [252]-262) and index.

ISBN:

9780415499224

0415499224

9780415499231

0415499232

9780203137888

0203137884

OCLC:

587104171