The Language of Evaluation [electronic resource] : Appraisal in English /
Martin, J.author.
White, Peter R.R.author.
This is the first comprehensive account of the Appraisal Framework. The underlying linguistic theory is explained and justified, and the application of this flexible tool, which has been applied to a wide variety of text and discourse analysis issues, is demonstrated throughout by sample text analyses from a range of registers, genres and fields.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Attitude: Ways of Feeling; 3 Engagement and Graduation: Alignment, Solidarity and the Construed Reader; 4 Evaluative Key: Taking a Stance; 5 Enacting Appraisal: Text Analysis; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first comprehensive account of the Appraisal Framework. The underlying linguistic theory is explained and justified, and the application of this flexible tool, which has been applied to a wide variety of text and discourse analysis issues, is demonstrated throughout by sample text analyses from a range of registers, genres and fields.
Sociolinguistics.
Communication.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Sociolinguistics.
Media Studies.
Personality and Social Psychology.