Language and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia - A Corpus Linguistic Approach

Language and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia critically examines the uses of language in post-Soviet media and political texts between 1998 and 2007. It will be of interest to academics and researchers in the fields of media studies, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and scholars in Russian Studies.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Perspectives on Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis 3. Sociolinguistic Patterns and Discursive Stages in Post-Soviet Russia 4. Data Collection, Description, and Management 5. Analysis of Quantitative Patterns 6. A Diachronic Study of Paraphrases 7. Metaphor Use in Political Speeches 8. Concluding Thoughts

About the author

Nelya Koteyko is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leicester, UK. Her research lies at the intersection of media studies, discourse analysis, and corpus linguistics. Her current work examines linguistic framing of public responses to developments in science and technology.

Summary

Language and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia critically examines the uses of language in post-Soviet media and political texts between 1998 and 2007. It will be of interest to academics and researchers in the fields of media studies, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and scholars in Russian Studies.

Product details

• Authors: N Koteyko, N. Koteyko, Nelya Koteyko, Nelya (University of Leicester Koteyko
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.01.2014
• EAN: 9780230301016
• ISBN: 978-0-230-30101-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, B, Medienwissenschaften, Media Studies, Soziolinguistik, Linguistics, Political Science, Communication, Sociolinguistics, Media and Communication, Communication Studies, Linguistics, general, Applied Linguistics, Political science and theory, Europe, Eastern—History, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Soviet Union—History, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie