Language of Politics

Name: Language of Politics
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ISBN: 9780415201780

ISBN-10: 0415201780

ISBN-13: 9780415201780

Edition: 1999

Authors: Adrian Beard

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This textbook in the Intertext series offers students practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of politics. It can be used individually or with the series core textbook.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/4/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 132
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.69" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Where do they stand?


Politics/politician/political/politicise


Left, right and centre


Satire: leaping and creeping


St Albion



What do they stand for?


The problem of truth


Metaphor and metonymy


The power of metaphors


The power of metonymy


The power of analogy


The art of spin



Making speeches


The soundbite age


The importance of three


Contrastive pairs


We are a grandmother


Lend me your ears



Winning elections: slogans and posters


Party slogans


Party posters


Saints and demons



Winning elections: national and local manifestos


Platform - the American Democratic Party


Manifestos - the British Conservative and Labour parties


Local campaigns


Reporting the results



Answering questions


Types of question


Confrontational questions


Parliamentary Question Time


Cheats and liars


Summary


Index of terms


References