Description: Prison Discourse : Language As a Means of Control and Resistance, Paperback by Mayr, A., ISBN 1349431990, ISBN-13 9781349431991, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US With unique and powerful data from within a big city prison, this book clarifies the role that conversational analysis can have within a Critical Discourse Analysis perspective. In a detailed linguistic analysis of the language use of prison officers and prisoners involved in a prison based course, the author charts the shifting power relations of control and resistance and situates the findings in a broader sociological analysis of the prison as an institution. The study will interest sociolinguists, discourse analysts, and researchers in communication studies, criminology and counselling.
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Book Title: Prison Discourse : Language As a Means of Control and Resistance
Number of Pages: Xii, 257 Pages
Publication Name: Prison Discourse : Language As a Means of Control and Resistance
Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
Publication Year: 2004
Subject: Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Criminology
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: A. Mayr
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
