Gary Ives, Raj RanaCambridge Topics in English Language Language and Power
Herausgeber: Clayton, Dan
1. Language and power: 1.1. Inequality and power imbalance in society
1.2. The power of language
2. Types of power: 2.1. Concepts about power
2.2. Politeness as a power tool
2.3. Power and genre
3. Language, power and the media: 3.1. Access to the media
3.2. The language and power of journalism
3.3. The language and power of advertising
3.4. The language and power of charity appeals
4. Language, power and occupation: 4.1. Exclusive features of occupational language
4.2. Workplace interactions
4.3. The negotiation of roles: the customer is always right
5. Language, power and education: 5.1. Traditional classroom discourse
5.2. A more collaborative classroom
6. Language, power and politics: 6.1. Ideology and critical discourse analysis
6.2. Political rhetoric in speeches, interviews and debates
7. Language, power and the law: 7.1. A register rooted in tradition
7.2. Functions and features of legal language in written discourse
7.3. Spoken language in the courtroom
Ideas and answers
References.
