The Discursive Construction of National Identity (Critical Discourse Analysis)
By Unknown Author.
Description
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? This book analyzes discourse of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria. In the tradition of critical discourse analysis, the authors have developed a method of description and analysis of identity and nation which has applications to many other West European states. The authors interpret ongoing transfo...
ISBN(s)
0748610804, 9780748610808
