In a detailed linguistic analysis of the language use of prison officers and prisoners involved in a prison-based course, the author charts the shifting power relations of control and resistance and situates the findings in a broader sociological analysis of the prison as an ins…
"Andrea Mayr provides extensive and powerful examples of spoken interaction between prison officers and inmates in a big city prison during a rehabilitation course based on improving cognitive functioning. She charts language use and shifting power relations within the prison an…
Prison Discourse is unique in that it embeds detailed linguistic analysis within a sociological description of an important and controversial area: the prison. Andrea Mayr provides extensive and powerful examples of spoken interaction between prison officers and inmates in a big…
"Andrea Mayr provides extensive and powerful examples of spoken interaction between prison officers and inmates in a big city prison during a rehabilitation course based on improving cognitive functioning. She charts language use and shifting power relations within the prison an…