In this article, I question the micro–macro separation in discourse analysis, the separation of
personal and institutional discourses. I apply a mostly macroanalytic perspective (critical …

Representing Rape is the first feminist analysis of the language of sexual assault trials from
the perspective of linguists. Susan Ehrlich argues that language is central to all legal …

After what has been termed the affective or emotional turn in sociology and many other
academic fields, there is still a dearth of methodologies for systematic empirical emotion …

Technological innovation and conglomeration in communication industries has been
accelerating the commodification of the news into just another product. The emphasis on the …

The study of narrative is no longer a literary preserve, but has emerged as an object of
enquiry in a whole range of disciplinary contexts, from sociolinguistics to social …

My research is based on lifestory interviews I conducted with men in prison for violent
crimes. Having been deemed fitting objects of punishment, they were enjoined to speak of …

This innovative book investigates the roots of contemporary experiences of stigma, throwing
new light on the phenomenon by examining a variety of long-term conditions. Behaviour …

Discurso, poder y noticias-Las mujeres y los discursos mediáticos-El corpus de nuestro
estudio-La agresión de género: una aproximación a su representación en la prensa …

To date, the majority of HIV/AIDS research has concentrated on education and prevention
for those with a seronegative status, while studies of HIV positive individuals have been …

Agency—broadly, the capacity to produce effects—is a critical aspect of human activity, yet
its multifaceted character makes analysis difficult. Drawing from functional linguistics, we …