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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11196| Title: | Review of Adrian Beard, 'The Language of Politics'. London: Routledge, Inter Text, 1999. Pp.ix, 121. ISBN (Pb) 0 415 20178 0. £9.99. | Contributor(s): | Ogge, T (author); Ryan, John S (author) | Publication Date: | 2000 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11196 | Abstract: | This highly accessible textbook - by an English author - a in deservedly acclaimed series is unique in offering hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focussed on the language of politics. It is concerned to show how language is used by contemporary politicians and is an important part of the wider process of political discourse. Its particular foci include: • how both politicians and commentators describe political stances • exploration of linguistic features commonly found in political speeches • analysis of electioneering by print, posters, etc. • how politicians answer questions and • examples of political discourse in the United Kingdom, America and Australia. | Publication Type: | Review | Source of Publication: | Australian Folklore, v.15, p. 264-264 | Publisher: | Australian Folklore Association, Inc | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 0819-0852 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160603 Comparative Government and Politics 160601 Australian Government and Politics 180114 Human Rights Law 180120 Legal Institutions (incl Courts and Justice Systems) |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 950407 Social Ethics 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis 940201 Civics and Citizenship |
HERDC Category Description: | D3 Review of Single Work |
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