Britain and Europe at a Crossroads. The Politics of Anxiety and Transformation, by Andrew Ryder (Bristol University Press, 2020)
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This is an interesting and coherent book which offers a specific interpretation of Brexit by examining the political discourse and investigating its linguistic and rhetoric context. The author applies the method of critical discourse analysis, which links the micro analysis of speech acts (speeches, public statements, political adverts, and interviews) with a macro approach that critically assesses the relationship between speech acts and the historical and socio-economic profile of Britain. The Brexit debate is used as a case study to demonstrate that power is embodied in discourse and knowledge, and that sophisticated verbal constructs are capable of manipulating a range of dispositions, emotions, and identities to the extreme.
2017 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 214-237
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2020 ◽
Vol 4
(1)
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pp. 56-62
2017 ◽
Vol 47
(189)
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