Discourse and Identity Formation

Discourse and Identity Formation
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9789027265012
ISBN-13 : 9027265011
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Book Synopsis Discourse and Identity Formation by : Lamya Alkooheji

Download or read book Discourse and Identity Formation written by Lamya Alkooheji and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores eleven debates held at the Bahraini Council of Representatives (or the Parliament) over 2007-2010 to comprehend how parliamentary discourse contributes towards identity formation within Bahraini society. Within the framework of critical discourse studies, the book traces the ideological struggle over power in the linguistic content of legislative discourse through a range of discursive strategies and devices. The authors contend that the discursive choices across the political spectrum in the legislative debates reflected strong sectarian characteristics which contained in it the seeds of political unrest of 2011, the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ of Bahrain. Parliamentary rhetoric and its resonance in the public sphere, the authors argue, revealed the underlying contradictions in Bahraini society. The book highlights the significance of legislative discourse as a platform of social cohesion, and its instability being symptomatic of contradictions within society.


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