| The Language of Evaluation: Appraisal in English 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Martin, J. (Author), White, Peter R. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 140390409X ISBN-13: 9781403904096 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: This is the first comprehensive account of the Appraisal Framework, an approach developed over the past decade for analyzing the language of evaluation, the linguistic realization of attitudes, judgments and emotion and the ways in which these evaluations are negotiated interpersonally. The underlying linguistic theory is explained and justified, and the application of this flexible tool, which has been applied to a wide variety of text and discourse analysis issues, including classroom interaction, academic English, literary stylistics, language of the law and of health professionals, political rhetoric and casual conversation, is demonstrated throughout by sample text analyses drawn from a range of registers, genres and fields. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Media Studies - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 420.143 |
| LCCN: 2005043360 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.7" (1.10 lbs) 278 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This is the first comprehensive account of the Appraisal Framework. The underlying linguistic theory is explained and justified, and the application of this flexible tool, which has been applied to a wide variety of text and discourse analysis issues, is demonstrated throughout by sample text analyses from a range of registers, genres and fields. |