The second edition of this highly regarded textbook is designed to
introduce students at the tertiary level to both Systemic Functional
Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. It develops critical
analytical skills by rooting analysis in SFL methodology so that
students can learn to analyze a range of discourse types. Each chapter
builds a methodological foundation for the development of critical
discourse analytical skills. SFL provides novice analysts with a rich
set of resources for CDA and equips them to better reflect on what
language is doing and why.
The Power of Language offers explanations along with a range of sample
analyses to illustrate theory and provide applications of the
methodologies introduced in each chapter. Students not only learn by
studying a number of analyses but carry out their own analytical work on
other samples, thus gaining experience. Each chapter also includes
examples of analyses by well known researchers so that novice analysts
become familiar with various approaches to analysis.
This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and features an
expanded first chapter on language and war; a new second chapter
focusing on political fear; an expanded chapter on multimodal
communication; and an entirely new chapter on language and social media.
Other chapters have been updated with new sample analyses and
activities.
