Language and Subjectivity - Tim McNamara

Language and Subjectivity

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Buch | Hardcover
262 Seiten
2019
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-47548-8 (ISBN)
79,80 inkl. MwSt
Understanding the role of language within the formation of a sense of self has been revolutionised by developments in social theory, particularly poststructuralism. This book provides students with a much-needed introduction to these developments and their relevance to social problems involving racist, sexist, homophobic and other discourses.
Understanding the role of language within the formation of a sense of self has been revolutionised by developments in social theory, particularly poststructuralism. There is now a new emphasis on the way in which subjects are vulnerable in the face of powerful discourses such as nation, gender, race and sexuality. This book is a clear and engaging introduction to these developments and their relevance to students of language. Using lively and often personal examples throughout, Tim McNamara explores the role of language within processes of subjectivity using the insights of conversation analysis (CA), creating an original conceptual and methodological bridge between the macro- and micro-dimensions of social discourse and everyday conversational interaction.

Tim McNamara is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne.

1. The construction of the subject; 2. Discourses of gender and sexuality; 3. Recognition and the colonial other; 4. Racist discourse and everyday language; 5. Language learning and subjectivity; 6. Discourse and subjectivity in face-to-face interaction (1): the interaction oOrder; 7. Discourse and subjectivity in face-to-face interaction (2): inscribing gender; 8. Categorising others in casual conversation; 9. Technologies of subjectivity: language tests and identification; 10. Conclusion: discourse and discipline.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Key Topics in Applied Linguistics
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises; 2 Maps; 11 Halftones, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 143 x 223 mm
Gewicht 420 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-108-47548-5 / 1108475485
ISBN-13 978-1-108-47548-8 / 9781108475488
Zustand Neuware
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