Framing Discourse on the Environment

A Critical Discourse Approach

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
Cover of the book Framing Discourse on the Environment by Richard Alexander, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Richard Alexander ISBN: 9781135852825
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 15, 2010
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Richard Alexander
ISBN: 9781135852825
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 15, 2010
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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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