Overview

Constructed opposition has proved as viable an area of research as traditional antonymy, and a useful tool in looking at ideologically orientated texts. This book investigates how binary oppositions are constructed discursively and the potential ideological repercussions of their usage in news reports in the British press. The focus is particularly on the positive presentation of groups and individuals subsumed under the first person plural pronouns 'us' and 'we', and the simultaneous marginalization of groups designated as 'they' or 'them'. Exploring the dynamic relations between the linguistic system and language in context this is a key publication for those involved in discourse analysis and stylistics.

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Author:   Matt Davies
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic USA
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9781441180605

ISBN 10:   1441180605
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   08 November 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. Introducing constructed opposites in news discourse 2. Lexical semantic approaches to opposition 3. The role of syntactic frames in opposition triggering 4. The role of conceptual relations in opposition triggering 5. Case study 1: The ideological function of clustered oppositions in the representation of anti-war protestors 6. Case Study 2: A comparison of the role of constructed oppositions in two news reports of a Countryside Alliance protest march 7. Oppositions and Ideological Cohesion 8. A new approach to studying the construction of 'us' and 'them' in News Discourse Bibliography Index

Reviews

'Matt Davies' book is an excellent contribution towards research on the function and structure of constructed oppositions in ideological texts. Davies' framework adeptly shows how constructed opposites can be identified and classified, using case studies to demonstrate that oppositions are often used in complex and subtle ways that may not be detected by readers.' -- Dr Paul Baker, Lancaster University, UK

'Matt Davies' book is an excellent contribution towards research on the function and structure of constructed oppositions in ideological texts. Davies' framework adeptly shows how constructed opposites can be identified and classified, using case studies to demonstrate that oppositions are often used in complex and subtle ways that may not be detected by readers.' - Dr Paul Baker, Lancaster University, UK

Author Information

Matt Davies is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester, UK.

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