Discourse and Power

Teun Van Dijk is one of the most influential and significant scholars Critical Discourse analysis. This collection brings together his most important writing, with a substantial introduction, positioning the essays for the undergraduate market within the context of his own work and within broader developments in CDA. Teun Van Dijk's work is already widely studied at undergraduate level, and this new collection will make his work more accessible and easily available to the undergraduate student. It will also include suggestions for further study. Discourse and domination Structures of discourse and structures of power Discourse, power and access Critical discourse analysis Discourse and racism Discourse and the denial of racism Political discourse and political cognition War rhetoric of a little ally : political implicatures of Aznar's legitimization of the war in Iraq Discourse and manipulation Contextualization in parliamentary discourse : Aznar, Iraq and the pragmatics of lying. Teun van Dijk is one of the founders of Critical Discourse Studies and this collection brings together some of his most important writing, framed by new introductory material. He examines the role of discourse in the reproduction of power and domination in society and the ways in which media and political elites control access to public discourse. Teun van Dijk is one of the founders of critical discourse studies. This volume brings together some of his key writings, framed by new introductory material.