Practice of Critical Discourse Analysis: an Introduction

Meriel Bloor is a Fellow of the Centre for English Language Teaching at the University of Warwick. She is also a Visiting Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Birmingham.Thomas Bloor is a Fellow of the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University.

• 1. Background and theory2. Discourse and social context3. Positioning and point of view4. Intertextual analysis5. Figurative language, metaphor and message6. The construction of identity7. Politeness, power and solidarity8. The discourse of prejudice9. The discourse of consumerism10. Discourse and the law

"It is a gift for busy teachers - the inherently interesting topics(gender, race, consumerism, miscarriage of justice, etc.) willstimulate lively classroom discussion whatever the student mix, and atthe end of each chapter there are plenty of suggested activities foruse in class or as homework assignments. This book may change your life!" Professor Hilary Nesi, Coventry University