| Oppositions and Ideology in News Discourse Contributor(s): Davies, Matt (Author), McIntyre, Dan (Editor), Walker, Brian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472571819 ISBN-13: 9781472571816 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 072.014 |
| Series: Advances in Stylistics |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Constructed opposition has proved as viable an area of research as traditional antonymy, and a useful tool in looking at ideologically orientated texts. This book investigates how binary oppositions are constructed discursively and the potential ideological repercussions of their usage in news reports in the British press. The focus is particularly on the positive presentation of groups and individuals subsumed under the first person plural pronouns 'us' and 'we', and the simultaneous marginalization of groups designated as 'they' or 'them'. Exploring the dynamic relations between the linguistic system and language in context this is a key publication for those involved in discourse analysis and stylistics. |