Society and discourse : how social contexts influence text and talk /

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Author / Creator:Dijk, Teun A. van, 1943-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (x, 287 pages)
Language:English
Subject:Großbritannien -- Parliament
Großbritannien -- Parlament.
Discourse analysis -- Social aspects.
Context (Linguistics)
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
Context (Linguistics)
Discourse analysis -- Social aspects.
Language and languages.
Sprachgebrauch
Situativer Kontext
Diskursanalyse
Parlamentsdebatte
Irakkrieg
Tekstwetenschap.
Sociale aspecten.
Sprachgebrauch.
Situativer Kontext.
Diskursanalyse.
Parlamentsdebatte.
Irakkrieg.
Iraq.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11825937
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ISBN:9780511508172
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9780521516907
0521516900
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9781107191082
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-277) and indexes.
English.
Summary:"Van Dijk presents a new theory of context that explains how text and talk are adapted to their social environment. He argues that instead of the usual direct relationship being established between society and discourse, this influence is indirect and depends on how language users themselves 'define' the communicative situation. The new concept van Dijk introduces for such definitions is that of context models. These models control all language production and understanding and explain how discourse is made appropriate in each situation. They are the missing link between language and society so far ignored in pragmatics and sociolinguistics. In this interdisciplinary book, the new theory of context is developed by examining the analysis of the structure of social situations in social psychology and sociology and their cultural variation in anthropology. The theory is applied to the domain of politics, including the debate about the war in Iraq, where political leaders' speeches serve as a case study for detailed contextual analysis."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Dijk, Teun Adrianus van, 1943- Society and discourse. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521516907
Standard no.:9786612058301