Critical Discourse Analysis and Cognitive Science: New Perspectives on Immigration Discourse

by C. Hart

Overview

Thisstudy 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 whichto explore new perspectives in CDA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137521613
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/20/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	219
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

'The book would be particularly interesting to critical discourse analysts wishing to engage in cognitively oriented analysis and interpretation, well as cognitive linguists wishing to apply Cognitive Linguistics to critical research.' - Alexandra Polyzou, Lancaster University, Critical Discourse Studies

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