In this study, Richard Alexander presents a series of original and empirically based case studies of the language and discourse involved in the discussion of environmental and ecological issues. Relying upon a variety of different text types and genres - including company websites, advertisements, press articles, speeches and lectures - Alexander interrogates how in the media, press, corporate and activist circles language is employed to argue for and propagate selected positions on the growing ecological crisis. For example, he asks: How are ecological and environmental concerns articulated in texts? What do we learn about ecological 'problems' through texts from differing sources? What language features accompany ecological discourse in differing contexts and registers? Attention is especially directed at where this discourse comes into contact with business, economic and political concerns.
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415991230
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95485286
Product Key Features
Author
Richard Alexander
Publication Name
Framing Discourse on the Environment: a Critical Discourse Approach
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
544g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Richard Alexander
Series Title
Routledge Critical Studies in Discourse
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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