Norman Fairclough

(1997). ‘Critical Discourse Analysis as a research tool’, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 18(3), 329-342. Fairclough, Norman: Language and Power. Ch. three. London 1989. Janks, Hillary: Critical Discourse Analysis as a research tool. In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Educatuion, 18(3), 329-342. (1997). fairclough, Norman: The Discourse Analysis of New Labour: Critical Discourse Analysis, 229-266. In: Wetherell, M. (et al.): Discourse as Data. London

socio-political inequalities that exist in society. Fairclough (1995b) provides us with a useful definition that encapsulates most other definitions of CDA: [CDA is the study of] often opaque relationships of causality and determination between (a) discursive practices, events and texts, and (b) wider social and cultural structures, relations and processes; to investigate how such practices, events and texts arise out of

Title Critical Discourse Analysis of the speeches of Quaid-e-Azam. Abstract This work is about critical discourse analysis of the speeches of Quaid-e-azam. While doing a critical discourse analysis Fairclough’s three dimensional model is used for the present study. Fairclough’s three dimensional model involves Text, process of interpretation and process of production. So in order to fulfill the criteria of three dimensional model six speeches of Quaid-e-azam are selected in which the language of

the textual study aiming to elucidate the abuses of power residing in the texts by analyzing linguistic/semiotic remarks in accordance with the existing (social, political, cultural, etc.) contexts in which those texts circulate (Wodak: 2001, 1-2; Fairclough: 1995; Huckin, Andrus, and Clary-Lemon: 2012, 107; Rashidi and Souzandehfar: 2010, 56; Economou: 2009, 42). As many linguists and scholars’ engagement with the study of CDA, there already has been several schools or genres with their representative

Discourse Analysis (CDA), which is an approach to the analysis of discourse which maintains that, language is a social practice and analyses how ideologies and power relations are approached in language (Fairclough & Wodak, 1997, p 258; Lin & Guo, 2016). Fowler and Kress, 1979; Van Dijk, 1993, 1983; Fairclough & Wodak, 1997; Wodak & Meyer, 2009, and Foucault, 1972, are among theorists who have made great contribution to the development and implementation of CDA. It is worth taking into account that CDA has

Introduction Discourse features of mental health community have been studied by many scholars. As Morrow (2006) described, there are numerous studies of doctor/patient interaction and of the interaction between other health care professionals and their clients. The research of online community that has gained increased attention by public media and health experts (Wolf et al, 2013) appeared, and there was also critical discourse analysis on the pro-anorexia movement (Knapton, 2013). From these researches

relationship between language, ideologies, and society to reveal the portrayal of women in the film. 2. Fairclough (1995) clarifies that discourse is not only written and spoken language, but it also visual part that has meaning (p.54). 3. According to Fairclough (2010), in Critical Discourse Analysis, language is viewed as a social practice because it shapes and is shaped by society. 4. According to Fairclough (1989, 1995), Critical Discourse Analysis is used to analyze communicative events by analyzing

Conversation Analysis Conversation analysis refers to a model of analyzing spoken communication or interactions for the determination of how language develops within social contexts. It is useful in understanding interactions with classroom settings, courtrooms and in interviews (Sidnell, 2011). Conversation analysis provides a framework for assessing specific aspects of an oral interaction, such as opening and closing, topic management, adjacency pairs, feedback, preference organization, turn-taking

Methodology Critical discourse analysis For an international crisis happening thousands miles away, it is not sufficient to be understood without acknowledging itself as a mediated complex. From critical linguistics perspective, Fowler (1991/2013) believes “news is socially constructed. What events are reported is not a reflection of intrinsic importance of those events, but reveals the operation of a complex and artificial set of criteria for selection” (p. 2). “The news media select events for

Reporting on Rape: A Critical Analysis of Discourse on the Bill Cosby Rape Allegations 1. Introduction This paper will analyse newspaper discourse discussing the Bill Cosby rape allegations, concentrating on the presentation of the participants, the alleged perpetrator, Bill Cosby, and the alleged victim, Joan Tarshis. This topic was selected for analysis because, even though there have been approximately 30 rape accusations, Cosby has so far not been proven guilty; since there is no substantial