Framing Discourse on the Environment: A Critical Discourse Approach Contributor(s): Alexander, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415991234 ISBN-13: 9780415991230 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2008 Annotation: In this book, Alexander demonstrates the linguistic distractions, euphemisms and pitfalls of corporate-political discourse on the environment subjecting them to a trenchant analysis. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
Dewey: 307.76 |
LCCN: 2008014130 |
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Discourse |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (1.20 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 239 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this study, Richard Alexander presents a series of original and empirically based case studies of the language and discourse involved in the discussion of environmental and ecological issues. Relying upon a variety of different text types and genres - including company websites, advertisements, press articles, speeches and lectures - Alexander interrogates how in the media, press, corporate and activist circles language is employed to argue for and propagate selected positions on the growing ecological crisis. For example, he asks: How are ecological and environmental concerns articulated in texts? What do we learn about ecological 'problems' through texts from differing sources? What language features accompany ecological discourse in differing contexts and registers? Attention is especially directed at where this discourse comes into contact with business, economic and political concerns. |
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