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The discursive construction of the Scots language : education, politics and everyday life
This monograph is about how the Scots language is discursively constructed, both from 'above' (through texts such as educational policies, debates in parliament and official websites) and from 'below' (in focus group discussions among Scottish people). It uses the interdisciplinary discourse-historical approach to critical discourse analysis to examine what discursive strategies are used in different texts, and also to investigate salient features of context. This allows a broader discussion of the role of this language in Scotland, and how different ways of constructing a language can percolate through society, appearing in both important, elite texts and discussions among ordinary people. It thus contributes to the body of knowledge about contemporary Scots, but also expands the range of possible applications for critical discourse analysis approaches.
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Multilingual encounters in Europe's institutional spaces
Multilingual encounters have been commonplace in many types of institutions, and have become an essential part of supranational institutions such as the EU since their inception. This volume explores and discusses different ways of researching the discursive dimension of these encounters, and critically examines their relevance to policy, politics, and society as a whole.
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Multilingual Encounters in Europe's Institutional Spaces
Multilingual encounters have been commonplace in many types of institutions, and have become an essential part of supranational institutions such as the EU since their inception. This volume explores and discusses different ways of researching the discursive dimension of these encounters, and critically examines their relevance to policy, politics and society as a whole. This includes institutions at the local, regional and supranational level. Multilingualism in institutions is currently often seen as an obstacle rather than an opportunity, at least with respect to European public and private spheres. The volume asks: - exactly how is multilingualism conceptualized and talked about in different institutions? - how do different institutions 'deal' with multilingualism, both internally and externally? - what are the policy making rules and challenges for the future for various institutions with respect to multilingualism?
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Multilingual Encounters in Europe’s Institutional Spaces
Multilingual encounters have been commonplace in many types of institutions, and have become an essential part of supranational institutions such as the EU since their inception. This volume explores and discusses different ways of researching the discursive dimension of these encounters, and critically examines their relevance to policy, politics and society as a whole. This includes institutions at the local, regional and supranational level. Multilingualism in institutions is currently often seen as an obstacle rather than an opportunity, at least with respect to European public and private spheres. The volume asks: -exactly how is multilingualism conceptualized and talked about in different institutions? -how do different institutions 'deal' with multilingualism, both internally and externally? -what are the policy making rules and challenges for the future for various institutions with respect to multilingualism?
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The discursive construction of scots
This thesis examines how the Scots language has been talked and written about in a variety of contexts in the recent past. This includes a textual analysis of various ‘official’ written documents produced in connection with Scots, and of focus groups comprised of Scottish people. The purpose of this analysis is to establish how Scots is discursively constructed, both from ‘above’ (through elite, educational and bureaucratic discourses) and from ‘below’ (through the discourses of ‘ordinary people’). The investigation uses an interdisciplinary critical discourse analysis approach (the discourse-historical approach, see Wodak et al. 1999) to examine texts in detail and also to investigate salient features of context. The ultimate aim of the research project is to expose hitherto concealed or ignored forms of discrimination against Scots speakers, to contribute to the body of knowledge about contemporary Scots, and to expand the range of possible applications for critical discourse analysis approaches.
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