The Theoretical Background and Practical Implications of Argumentation in Ireland

Davide Mazzi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

165 Seiten

2016 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
9781443897778 (ISBN)

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While the association between the words "Ireland" and "argumentation" may not necessarily look particularly straightforward, this book shows that they are, in fact, closely connected. Specifically, the volume offers a linguistic perspective to suggest that the study of reasoned argument is likely to have a wide range of potential applications in the context of Irish public discourse. Taking two of the classic, favourite subjects of inquiry of contemporary argumentation theory, it addresses the issue of the construction of argumentation in the judiciary and in the politics of the Irish Republic. On the basis of three illustrative case studies, the book explores which methods can be used to identify distinctive aspects of the language at work in public settings where argumentation is the expected form of interaction, and the ways in which such methods can lead to an integrated approach to the study of argumentative language in Irish public discourse, in the interest of field scholars and practitioners alike.

Davide Mazzi is Research Fellow in English Language and Translation at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. His research focuses on discourse analysis, corpus linguistics and argumentation studies, with a particular interest in legal, academic, healthcare and news discourse. His recent publications include The 'Other's' Gaze: The Discursive Construction of Journalists' Professional Identity across Italy and the US (2012); ""Our reading would lead to…": Corpus Perspectives on Pragmatic Argumentation in US Supreme Court Judgments" in Journal of Argumentation in Context (2014); "Semantic sequences and the pragmatics of medical research article writing" in Insights into Medical Communication (2015); and ""It is natural for you to be afraid…": On the discourse of web-based communication with patients" in Language Learning in Higher Education (2016).

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2016
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-13	9781443897778 / 9781443897778
Zustand	Neuware