Identity, Ideology and Positioning in Discourses of Lifestyle Migration
Michelle Lawson
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Description for Identity, Ideology and Positioning in Discourses of Lifestyle Migration
Hardback. Num Pages: 153 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; CFB; CFGR; JFFN; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 334.
This book uniquely integrates discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to examine representations of the self and other within lifestyle migration. With a focus on British migrants living in the Ariège, south-west France, the study identifies common positioning strategies to demonstrate links between wider themes and local identity construction. Drawing on positioning theory and related analytical tools, Lawson is the first to integrate a corpus of British media texts with online and face to face discourse. The book presents a detailed identification of ideologies relating to being British in France, and the linguistic analysis demonstrates how this value system is both ... Read more
This book uniquely integrates discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to examine representations of the self and other within lifestyle migration. With a focus on British migrants living in the Ariège, south-west France, the study identifies common positioning strategies to demonstrate links between wider themes and local identity construction. Drawing on positioning theory and related analytical tools, Lawson is the first to integrate a corpus of British media texts with online and face to face discourse. The book presents a detailed identification of ideologies relating to being British in France, and the linguistic analysis demonstrates how this value system is both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319335650
SKU
V9783319335650
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Michelle Lawson
Michelle Lawson is an Honorary Associate and an Associate Lecturer for the Open University, UK. She completed her doctorate in Applied Linguistics at Lancaster University and is a member of the Lifestyle Migration research hub. She contributed to an edited volume: Practising the Good Life: Lifestyle Migration in Practices, edited by K. Torkington, I. David, & J. Sardinha.
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