The Power of Language - How Discourse Influences Society - Lynne Young

The Power of Language - How Discourse Influences Society - Lynne Young

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The Power of Language - How Discourse Influences Society - Lynne Young

Lynne Young [+-]
Carleton University, (retired)
Lynne Young recently retired as Associate Professor in the School of Linguistics and Language Study at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She plans to continue her research in Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis as well as in new areas of Discourse Analysis.She is currently working on a second edition of this book with Michael Fitzgerald and Saira Fitzgerald, to be published at the end of 2015.
Brigid Fitzgerald † [+-]
Brigid Fitzgerald was a curriculum designer, materials writer and language training consultant. She published a number of textbooks in the areas of English for academic purposes, general English, and workplace communication.

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The Power of Language is designed to introduce students at the tertiary level to both Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. It is aimed at developing critical analytical skills by rooting analysis in SFL methodology so that students can tackle a range of discourse types. By connecting SFL and CDA and by explicitly introducing a solid theoretical foundation in SFL, the critical analyses in the book are not only well grounded but transparent. Each chapter builds a methodological foundation for the development of critical discourse analytical skills. SFL provides novice analysts with a rich set of resources for CDA and equips them to better reflect on what language is doing and why. The Power of Language offers explanations along with a range of sample analyses to illustrate theory and provide applications of the methodologies introduced in each chapter. Students not only learn by studying a number of analyses but carry out their own analytical work on other samples, thus gaining experience in critical analysis. Each chapter also includes examples of analyses by well known researchers so that novice analysts become familiar with various approaches to analysis. The book will be of great interest to undergraduate and graduate students interested in working in both SFL and CDA.

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Young, Lynne ; Fitzgerald †, Brigid . References. The Power of Language - How Discourse Influences Society. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 315-320 Aug 2006. ISBN 9781845530150. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=26312. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.26312. Aug 2006

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