The Discursive Construction of National Identity

by Ruth Wodak, Martin Reisigl, Rudolf de Cillia

Book Overview

How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics, which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria.In the tradition of critical discourse analysis,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748637346
• ISBN13: 9780748637348
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher