Here are some of my publications on various aspects of discourse analysis: |
Title Churchill and Blair: Consensus-building in parliamentary rhetoric. Book. Compares the two orators, in their contrasting politico-historical contexts, in terms of their use of evaluative language and intersubjective stance. The key terms used by each are also focused on, and the comparison is completed by reference to Aristotle's well-known terminology for discussing political oratory. Publication details: Edizioni Firera, Roma 2007 .................................................................................... Title Becoming a Linguist: Essays from Courses at Diploma, MSc. and PHD Level. Book. Sometimes teachers of English as a Foreign Language are beset by doubts over the relevance of Linguistic theory to their daily activities in the classroom. This book charts the author�s progress through various stages of engagement with the disciplines of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; from essays on aspects of Classroom Methodology such as Error Correction and the teaching of Conversation Skills, through more theoretical subjects like Conversation Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics. Publication details: ISBN: 978-1-84799-414-1 http://www.lulu.com 2007 .................................................................................... Title Talking us round: linguistic aspects of persuasive political rhetoric Book. In this work the question of political persuasion is treated from a variety of points of view drawn from modern linguistics: appraisal and engagement theory, rhetorical studies, information structure and representational patterns. The aim is to show how politicians are able to work their persuasive discursive magic, and the work features studies of five celebrated rhetors: Edmund Burke, Benjamin Disraeli, Sir Winston Churchill, Malcolm X and Gerry Adams. The different historical contexts make it possible to study how far features of persuasive political rhetoric are common across the centuries. Publication details: ISBN:978-1-84799-399-1 http://www.lulu.com/content/1726062 .......................................................................... Title "When is it reasonable to cooperate? An analysis of Tony Blair's statement on the Iraqi Crisis 25/02/03". Article. Focuses on the role of evaluative language in the construction of Saddam's identity, using the Appraisal Framework of Martin and White Publication details: Fairclough, N., Cortese, G., Ardizzone, P. (eds) 2007 Discourse and Contemporary Social Change, Peter Lang, Bern .................................................................................... Title "An End to Fox-Hunting: A study of parliamentary rhetoric." Article. Examines John Major's argumentative strategies, during the parliamentary debate on fox-hunting, in the terms of White's discussion of engagement theory. Publication details: Jottini L., Del Lungo G., Douthwaite J. (eds) 2007. Cityscapes: Islands of the Self: Language Studies. CUEC, Cagliari. .................................................................................... Title: 'Democracy' in the discourse of Tony Blair: a modern crusade? Article. The methodologies of corpus linguistics are used to probe Blair's use of this term, exploring the hypothesis that the term has come to assume the characteristics of a 'glittering generality', which may conceal a number of less noble motivations. Publication details: Porcelli, G. (ed.) 2007. Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata XXXVIII n. 2 -3, Bulzoni, Roma. .................................................................................... |
OTHER PUBLICATIONS |
The Plain Steel Pole and other Poems from Sicily Book. These poems reflect the experience of an Englishman living and working in today's Sicily. They are generally light and entertaining in tone; taken as a whole they represent a description of the process of adaptation to a 'foreign' culture common to every expatriate. http://www.lulu.com/content/1750876 |
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