1st Edition

Language, Ideology and Point of View

By Paul Simpson Copyright 1993
216 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

This systematic introduction to the concept of point of view in language explores the ways in which point of view intersects with and is shaped by ideology. It specifically focuses on the way in which speakers and writers linguistically encode their beliefs, interests and biases in a wide range of media. The book draws on an extensive array of linguistic theories and frameworks and each chapter... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Point of view in narrative fiction; Chapter 3 Point of view in narrative fiction; Chapter 4 Encoding experience in language; Chapter 5 Pragmatics and point of view; Chapter 6 Gender, ideology and point of view; Chapter 7 Afterword;

Biography

Simpson, Paul