{"product_id":"power-talk-hardback","title":"Power Talk - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept of social power, who holds it and how they use it is a widely debated subject particularly in the field of discourse analysis, and the wider arena of sociolinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her new book,\u003cb\u003eJoanna Thornborrow\u003c\/b\u003e challenges the received notion that power is necessarily held by some speakers and not by others. Through the detailed analysis of communication and interaction within a range of institutional settings, she examines power as an emerging, negotiated phenomenon between participants with different status and goals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear style which combines attention to technical detail with accessibility, \u003cb\u003ePower Talk\u003c\/b\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea comprehensive introduction to the theme of power including the analytic approaches to power in language \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea wide-ranging discussion of theory and practice \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand, in-depth contemporary case studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower Talk \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis the first book to focus on the topic of power in situated interaction across a range of contexts. As such, it\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emakes a timely, and important contribution to the debate surrounding social power and language use, and will be of value to both students and researchers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548233556206,"sku":"9781138152250","price":241.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/power-talk-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}