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Adrian Beard

Language of Politics

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advanced analysis of political speech
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comparative political communication
Contrasting Pairs
contrastive
Devious
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election campaign rhetoric
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Held
Key Word
labour
Lead
Mandela
manifesto linguistic features
media interview techniques
Metaphorical Field
Nelson Mandela
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parliamentary language study
party
political discourse analysis
Political Party
Prime Minister John Major
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister’s Questions
pronoun
reference
Referendum Party
Scottish National Party
SNP
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Timeless
Today's Democratic Party
Today’s Democratic Party
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USA
Vice Versa
Vote Green
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780415201780
  • Weight: 272g
  • Dimensions: 170 x 245mm
  • Publication Date: 09 Sep 1999
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

The Language of Politics:
* examines how both politicians and commentators describe political stances
* explores some of the most common linguistic features to be found in political speeches
* analyses electioneering through various written texts including manifestos, posters and pamphlets
* looks at how politicians answer questions both in the media and in parliament
* includes examples of political discourse from Britain, America and Australia
* has a comprehensive glossary of terms.
About Adrian Beard

Adrian Beard is Head of English at Gosforth School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Principle Moderator at the Northern Examining and assessment Board for A-level English Literature. His previous publications include The Language of Sport for the Intertext series.