The Language of Fear : Communicating Threat in Public Discourse

'Cap's book establishes Proximization Theory firmly as a central methodological and theoretical focus of Critical Discourse Analysis. It provides a coherent framework and exemplary case studies for the analysis of persuasion through intimidation, which go far beyond traditional approaches...

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Main Author Cap, Piotr (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Linguistics.
Political communication.
Public policy.
Psycholinguistics.
Discourse analysis.
Political sociology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781137597311
DOI10.1057/978-1-137-59731-1
Physical DescriptionXII, 91 p. 5 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • - Chapter 1: Cognitive, social and psychological issues of public discourse and threat communication
  • Chapter 2: Proximization: A threat-based model of policy legitimization
  • Chapter 3: Health discourse: The war on cancer and beyond
  • Chapter 4: Environmental discourse: Climate change
  • Chapter 5: Technological discourse: Threats in the cyber-space
  • Chapter 6: Immigration and anti-migration discourses: The early rhetoric of Brexit
  • Chapter 7: Conclusion.

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