The Language of Deception: A Discourse Analytical Study

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Provides an insight into deceptive linguistic practices, employing a discourse analysis approach. Author Dariusz Galasinski employs a discourse analytical approach to the study of deception in The Language of Deception. The book focuses on the deceptive messages themselves -- how language is used to deceive others and what kinds of linguistic devices are used. Galasinski develops a theory of deception based on his extensive study of debates and interviews of American and British politicians. Actual exchanges such as the one in which a politician is asked the same question 14 times and evades it 14 times, provide fascinating insight into deceptive linguistic practices.

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Pagina's: 143, Hardcover, Sage Publications, Inc