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Synopsis
Uses linguistic and semiotic analytical techniques to interrogate the use of language in the construction of political discourses. An impressively broad range of methodologies is used, each to explore a substantive political issue.
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Uses techniques of analysis derived from semiotics and linguistics to challenge assumptions about the neutral quality of the medium of language in the construction of the political. Each theoretical approach is tied to a substantive political issue, presenting new interpretations of political events and phenomena including the socio- linguistic construction of "self," the symbolic power of national anthems, and the role of the researcher in fieldwork. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.