Langage et pouvoir symbolique
by Bourdieu, Pierre, Bourdieu, Pierre, Thompson, John B., (John Brookshire)
fromPoints
Sociologue réputé, l'auteur s'est fait une spécialité de mettre en évidence les rapports de force que la culture s'ingénie à masquer. Après l'éducation, la consommation de l'art et la formation du goût, c'est maintenant le domaine du langage qui attire son attention. Et Pierre B…
Meaning and humour
"How are humorous meanings generated and interpreted? Understanding a joke involves knowledge of the language code (a matter mostly of semantics) and background knowledge necessary for making the inferences to get the joke (a matter of pragmatics). This book introduces and criti…
La parola e il potere: l'economia degli scambi linguistici
by Bourdieu, Pierre, Massari, Silvana
fromSaggi
"This new edition of Introduction to Discourse Studies (IDS) is a thoroughly revised and updated version of this successful textbook, which has been published in four languages and has become a must-read for anyone interested in the analysis of texts and discourses. Supported by…
This handbook brings together past and current research on all aspects of lying and deception, from the combined perspectives of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. It will be an essential reference for students and researchers in these fields and will contribute to establi…
Brevity
"The volume considers the phenomenon "quotation" from a wealth of perspectives. It consolidates findings from different strands of research, combining formal and functional approaches for the definition of reported discourse and situating the phenomenon in a broader typological …
Academic discourse: English in a global context
by Hyland, Ken
fromContinuum discourse series
This is an accessible, genre-based introduction to a growing area of linguistics - academic discourse. By highlighting its nature and importance to the modern world this is an essential read for students.Academic discourse is a rapidly growing area of study, attracting researche…
Intentions in communication
by Cohen, Philip R., Pollack, Martha E., Morgan, Jerry L., (linguiste)
fromBradford books