Discourse and power in a multilingual world:
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1. Verfasser: Blackledge, Adrian (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. 2005
Schriftenreihe:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture v. 15
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Discourse and Power in a MultilingualWorld; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Language, ideology and power; Language ideologies in multilingual contexts; Discourse and discrimination in the social arena; Political discourse and the rhetoric of discrimination; Political discourse and the media; Representing the voice of the people; The legitimation of discriminatory discourse; Discourse, power and the multilingual world; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index; The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
In Discourse and Power in a Multilingual World the discourse of politicians and policy-makers in Britain links languages other than English, and therefore speakers of these languages, with civil disorder and threats to democracy, citizenship and nationhood. These powerful arguments travel along 'chains of discourse' until they gain the legitimacy of the state, and are inscribed in law. The particular focus of this volume is on discourse linking 'race riots' in England in 2001 with the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, which extended legislation to test the English language proficie
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