Rhode Island, the Ocean State, has more shipwrecks per square mile than any other state. The south coast and Block Island are the resting places of many shipwrecks, with many more located in Narragansett Bay. The record of shipwrecks in Rhode Island begins immediately after the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century with the grounding of a Dutch trading vessel, and thousands more vessels came to grief in its waters in the following centuries, through bad weather, human error, equipment failure, and military action. Some of these shipwrecks were epic disasters, with many fatalities and...
Rhode Island, the Ocean State, has more shipwrecks per square mile than any other state. The south coast and Block Island are the resting places of ma...
This accessible introductory textbook looks at the modern relationship between politicians, the press and the public through the language they employ, with extensive coverage of key topics including:
'spin', 'spin control' and 'image' politics
models of persuasion: authority, contrast, association
pseudo-logical and 'post-truth' arguments
political interviewing: difficult questions, difficult answers
metaphors and metonymy
rhetorical...
This accessible introductory textbook looks at the modern relationship between politicians, the press and the public through the la...
This accessible introductory textbook looks at the modern relationship between politicians, the press and the public through the language they employ, with extensive coverage of key topics including:
'spin', 'spin control' and 'image' politics
models of persuasion: authority, contrast, association
pseudo-logical and 'post-truth' arguments
political interviewing: difficult questions, difficult answers
metaphors and metonymy
rhetorical...
This accessible introductory textbook looks at the modern relationship between politicians, the press and the public through the la...
This book fills a significant gap in the field by addressing the topic of absence in discourse. It presents a range of proposals as to how we can identify and analyse what is absent, and promotes the empirical study of absence and silence in discourse. The authors argue that these phenomena should hold a more central position in the field of discourse, and discuss these two topics at length in this innovative edited collection. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis.
This book fills a significant gap in the field by addressing the topic of absence in discourse. It presents a range of proposals as to how we can i...
