Language and the market society
Subtitle: critical reflections on discourse and dominance
By: by Gerlinde Mautner.
Series: Routledge critical studies in discourse -- 2
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415998147
Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Discourse analysis; Capitalism -- Social aspects; Language and languages -- Economic aspects; Dominance (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of figures and tables; title: Acknowledgments; title: 1. Digging up the world: introduction; title: Part I: Conceptual groundwork: 2. Invited invaders? the market society and discourse; title: 3. In praise of doubt: the theoretical framework; title: Part II: Applications: 4. Delivering government: marketisation in public sector administration; title: 5. Learn how to make money: marketisation in higher education; title: 6. Shop 'n' pray: marketisation in religion; title: 7. How YOu? are like shampoo: marketisation in the personal sphere; title: Part III: Perspectives: 8. Picking holes: critiquing the critical approach; title: 9. From lament to agenda: critical resistance to marketisation; title: 10. Saving the frog from boiling: concluding remarks; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.