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Framing Discourse on the Environment

A Critical Discourse Approach

Richard Alexander author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:6th Jan '11

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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.

"For anyone interested in language, ecology and politics, the book is an eye-opener and should be compulsory reading."--Alwin Fill, Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik

"The survival of humanity depends on our ability to change the attitude most people have towards the environment and Alexander's work can help us follow the right direction."
- M. Cristina Caimotto, University of Torino, Italy

ISBN: 9780415888356

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 470g

240 pages