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Oppositions and ideology in news discourse

By Davies , Matt

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2013
ISBN
9781283853552, 1283853558, 978-1-4411-4633-5, 1441146334, 978-1-4411-6044-7, 1441160442, 978-1-4411-8060-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5484056 bytes)
Series
Advances in stylistics
Pages
222\241
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Constructed opposition has proved as viable an area of research as traditional antonymy, and a useful tool in looking at ideologically orientated texts. This book investigates how binary oppositions are constructed discursively and the potential ideological repercussions of their usage in news reports in the British press. The focus is particularly on the positive presentation of groups and individuals subsumed under the first person plural pronouns 'us' and 'we', and the simultaneous marginalization of groups designated as 'they' or 'them'. Exploring the dynamic relations between the linguist. Read more... Abstract: Investigates how binary oppositions are constructeddiscursively and how they are used in news reports in the British press. Read more...

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