<DIV>Thisย study advances a model for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws on Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Linguistics, applied in a critical analysis of immigration discourse. It will be of special interest to students and researchers with whichย to explore new perspectives in CDA.</DIV&g
Critical Discourse Analysis and Cognitive Science: New Perspectives on Immigration Discourse
โ Scribed by Christopher Hart
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 235
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Thisย study advances a model for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws on Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Linguistics, applied in a critical analysis of immigration discourse. It will be of special interest to students and researchers with whichย to explore new perspectives in CDA.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures and Tables ......Page 11
Preface ......Page 13
Acknowledgements ......Page 14
Part I The Scope of CDA ......Page 16
Introduction ......Page 18
1.1. Introduction ......Page 28
1.2. Approaches to CDA ......Page 29
1.3. The Socio-Cognitive Model ......Page 30
1.4. The Role of the Media ......Page 31
1.5.1. Evolutionary psychology ......Page 34
1.5.2. Cognitive linguistics ......Page 38
1.6. Summary ......Page 44
Part II Evolutionary Psychology ......Page 46
2.2. Representations ......Page 48
2.3. Communication and Representations ......Page 50
2.4. Communication for Cooperation ......Page 52
2.5. Cooperation in Communication ......Page 55
2.6. Communication for Manipulation ......Page 57
2.7. Summary ......Page 63
3.1. Introduction ......Page 64
3.2. Inter-Group Threats in the EEA ......Page 65
3.3. Adapted Responses ......Page 67
3.4. Adaptations in the Contemporary World ......Page 68
3.5. Discourse as Input ......Page 70
3.6. Summary ......Page 76
4.1. Introduction ......Page 77
4.2. Coercion ......Page 78
4.3. Predication ......Page 80
4.4. Cheater-Detection Module ......Page 82
4.5. Activations of the Cheater-Detection Module ......Page 86
4.5.1. Topoi of disadvantage, burden, finance and displacement ......Page 88
4.5.2. Topos of exploitation ......Page 90
4.5.3. Topoi of culture, character and crime ......Page 93
4.6. Activations of Emotion Modules: Anger and Fear ......Page 95
4.6.1. Topoi of danger, displacement and disease ......Page 97
4.7. Proximisation ......Page 98
4.8. Summary ......Page 102
5.1. Introduction ......Page 104
5.2. Legitimisation ......Page 105
5.2.1. Internal coherence ......Page 107
5.2.2. External coherence ......Page 109
5.2.2.1. Evidentiality ......Page 110
5.2.2.2. Source-tagging ......Page 113
5.3. Summary ......Page 116
Part III Cognitive Linguistics ......Page 118
6.2. Spaces ......Page 120
6.3. Frames and Schemas ......Page 123
6.4. Conceptual Metaphors and Conceptual Blends ......Page 128
6.4.1. Conceptual blending theory ......Page 130
6.4.2. Conventional and conceptual metaphors ......Page 136
6.5. Summary ......Page 139
7.2. Metaphor ......Page 140
7.3. Defining Metaphor in Discourse ......Page 144
7.4. Metaphors for Britain ......Page 145
7.4.1. Prepositional prompts ......Page 147
7.4.2. Lexical prompts ......Page 149
7.5.1. War metaphors ......Page 159
7.5.2. Water metaphors ......Page 162
7.6. Summary ......Page 172
8.1. Introduction ......Page 173
8.2. Force-Dynamics ......Page 174
8.3. Epistemic Modality ......Page 181
8.3.1. Evaluation ......Page 184
8.3.2. Authority ......Page 185
8.3.3. Epistemic modality versus evidentiality ......Page 186
8.4. Epistemic Modal Markers ......Page 189
8.5. Epistemic Modality and Force-Dynamics ......Page 194
8.6. Summary ......Page 196
Concluding Remarks ......Page 198
Notes ......Page 207
References ......Page 217
Index ......Page 232
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