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Zusatztext Each of the volume’s eight chapters contains a real story … that works as a meaningful and tangible illustration of the key concepts, followed by a section entitled ‘Summary and practical advice’ … Recommendable as an introductory text for students in linguistics and communication, also scholars of linguistics and nonspecialists will certainly find it a valuable reading. Its attentive consideration of significant aspects involving language use and the appearance/avoidance of conflicts makes this work really compelling and thought-provoking. Informationen zum Autor Karol Janicki is a Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Bergen, Norway Klappentext What role does language and communication play in conflict? Why do people engage in or get drawn into quarrels? How can our awareness of the social rules of language use prevent disputes? In this illuminating and accessible guide, Karol Janicki takes the reader on a tour through the field of conflict in language. Using real-life examples, the book examines how language usage influences conflict, and what people can do to avoid or resolve it. Language and Conflict - ends each chapter with a story that neatly summarizes the key discussion points in a clear, digestible format - provides useful 'hands-on' tips and further reading recommendations for those who want to explore the subject further This book is ideal reading for undergraduates studying discourse analysis, language and communication, sociolinguistics, or applied linguistics, and for general readers new to the subject of language and conflict. Zusammenfassung An entertaining and accessible guide for students taking an undergraduate course in discourse analysis or sociolinguistics. This is a book that will give students some useful 'hands-on' experience of discourse analysis and will point the way forward for readers who want to specialise in this area of study. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceNote for teachersIntroduction1. Mixing words and other things: A reason for conflict2. Framing: How we talk differently about the same thing3. Emotions: How words can influence our reasoning4. Descriptions, inferences and evaluations: Different levels of abstraction and conflict5. Euphemisms, dysphemisms, and political correctness: How we can get misdirected6. Communicative competence: How we may misinterpret other people's linguistic behaviour7. Meaning: How conflicts revolve around the definitions of words8. Linguistics for peace educationConclusion: A trip to the MatsésGlossaryReferencesIndex....
