Description
Language and Subjectivity
Key Topics in Applied Linguistics Series
Author: McNamara Tim
An incisive account of the relationship between language and identity, illuminating the role of language in racism, sexism, colonialism and similar social forces.
Language: EnglishApproximative price 82.73 €
In Print (Delivery period: 14 days).
Add to cart the book of McNamara Tim
Language and Subjectivity
Publication date: 02-2019
262 p. · 14.3x22.3 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 02-2019
262 p. · 14.3x22.3 cm · Hardback
Approximative price 31.58 €
In Print (Delivery period: 14 days).
Add to cart the book of McNamara Tim
Language and Subjectivity
Publication date: 02-2019
264 p. · 13.8x21.5 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 02-2019
264 p. · 13.8x21.5 cm · Paperback
Description
/li>Contents
/li>Biography
/li>
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.
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.
Tim McNamara is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne.
© 2024 LAVOISIER S.A.S.