The text presents this new approach by demonstrating how it can be applied to relevant examples, such as government reports, parliamentary debates, political speeches and online discussion forums. The authors analyze current events to provide a systematic and rigorous framework for use in students’ own research.

This exciting text is co-authored by Norman Fairclough, bestselling author of numerous titles, including New Labour, New Language? (2000), Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research (2003), and Language and Globalization (2006), all published by Routledge. Isabela Fairclough is Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, and her previous publications include Discourse Analysis and Argumentation Theory: Analytical Framework and Applications (2006). Working together, the authors have produced an exciting text that has already received positive reviews, describing it as 'an innovative and important extension of the reach of research into political language and discourse’ and suggesting that it will become an ‘essential reference point’.

Political Discourse Analysis is a useful and exciting teaching tool that will be of interest to a range of researchers and students interested in English language, linguistics, communication studies and politics. It is now available as a complimentary exam copy, to examine for potential adoption on relevant courses. Simply click here to request your copy.