Critical Discourse Analysis in Historiography: The Case of Hong Kong's Evolving Political Identity

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Palgrave Macmillan UK, Nov 22, 2011 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 341 pages
The book shows how the study of the evolving discourse employed during a political process spanning more than a decade can provide insights for critical discourse analysis, on the one hand, and understanding of a real world political process on the other, thereby demonstrating the potential role for critical discourse analysis in historiography.

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About the author (2011)

JOHN FLOWERDEW is a Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong, China, where he has worked since 1989. His main research and teaching interest is discourse analysis in its many varieties and manifestations.