Discourses of Brexit /
Discourses of Brexit /
edited by Veronika Koller, Susanne Kopf and Marlene Miglbauer.
- xv, 252 pages
Introduction / I. Discursive drives of the Brexit vote -- Values as tools of legitimation in EU and UK Brexit discourses / "This is about the kind of Britain we are" : national identities as constructed in Parliamentary debates about EU membership / Ambient affiliation and #Brexit : negotiating values about experts through censure and ridicule / "Britain is full to bursting point!" : immigration themes in the Brexit discourse of the UK Independence Party / "The British people have spoken" : voter motivations and identities in vox pops on the British EU referendum / "Friends don't let friends go Brexiting without a mandate" : changing discourses of Brexit in the Guardian / II. Discursive consequences of the Brexit vote -- "The referendum result delivered a clear message" : Jeremy Corbyn's populist discourse / The official vision for "global Britain" : Brexit as rupture and continuity between free trade, liberal internationalism and "values" / "Get your shyte together Britain" : Wikipedians' treatment of Brexit / Citizens' reactions to Brexit on Twitter : a content and discourse analysis / Brexit and blame avoidance : officeholders' discursive strategies of self-preservation / Brexit as "having your cake and eating it" : the discourse career of a proverb / "Don't go brexin' my heart" : the ludic aspects of Brexit-induced neologisms / Brexit and discourse studies : reflections and outlook / Veronika Koller, Susanne Kopf, Marlene Miglbauer -- Sam Bennett -- Nora Wenzl -- Michele Zappavigna -- Piotr Cap -- Marlene Miglbauer, Veronika Koller -- Ursula Lutzky and Andrew Kehoe Massimiliano Demata -- Franco Zappettini -- Susanne Kopf -- Catherine Bouko and David Garcia -- Sten Hansson -- Andreas Musolff -- Gordana Lalic-Krstin and Nadežda Silaški -- Gerlinde Mautner.
"Discourses of Brexit provides a kaleidoscope of insights into how discourse influenced the outcome of the EU referendum and what discourses have sprung up as a result of it. Working with a wide variety of data, from political speeches to Twitter, and a wide range of methods, Discourses of Brexit presents the most thorough examination of the discourses around the British EU referendum and related events. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the discursive treatment of Brexit, while also providing detailed investigations of how Brexit has been negotiated in different contexts. Discourses of Brexit is key reading for all students and researchers in language and politics, discourse analysis and related areas"--
9781138485549 9781138485556 9781351041867
2018046985
European Union--Great Britain.
Discourse analysis--Political aspects.
Political culture--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
European Union countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
341.242230941
Introduction / I. Discursive drives of the Brexit vote -- Values as tools of legitimation in EU and UK Brexit discourses / "This is about the kind of Britain we are" : national identities as constructed in Parliamentary debates about EU membership / Ambient affiliation and #Brexit : negotiating values about experts through censure and ridicule / "Britain is full to bursting point!" : immigration themes in the Brexit discourse of the UK Independence Party / "The British people have spoken" : voter motivations and identities in vox pops on the British EU referendum / "Friends don't let friends go Brexiting without a mandate" : changing discourses of Brexit in the Guardian / II. Discursive consequences of the Brexit vote -- "The referendum result delivered a clear message" : Jeremy Corbyn's populist discourse / The official vision for "global Britain" : Brexit as rupture and continuity between free trade, liberal internationalism and "values" / "Get your shyte together Britain" : Wikipedians' treatment of Brexit / Citizens' reactions to Brexit on Twitter : a content and discourse analysis / Brexit and blame avoidance : officeholders' discursive strategies of self-preservation / Brexit as "having your cake and eating it" : the discourse career of a proverb / "Don't go brexin' my heart" : the ludic aspects of Brexit-induced neologisms / Brexit and discourse studies : reflections and outlook / Veronika Koller, Susanne Kopf, Marlene Miglbauer -- Sam Bennett -- Nora Wenzl -- Michele Zappavigna -- Piotr Cap -- Marlene Miglbauer, Veronika Koller -- Ursula Lutzky and Andrew Kehoe Massimiliano Demata -- Franco Zappettini -- Susanne Kopf -- Catherine Bouko and David Garcia -- Sten Hansson -- Andreas Musolff -- Gordana Lalic-Krstin and Nadežda Silaški -- Gerlinde Mautner.
"Discourses of Brexit provides a kaleidoscope of insights into how discourse influenced the outcome of the EU referendum and what discourses have sprung up as a result of it. Working with a wide variety of data, from political speeches to Twitter, and a wide range of methods, Discourses of Brexit presents the most thorough examination of the discourses around the British EU referendum and related events. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the discursive treatment of Brexit, while also providing detailed investigations of how Brexit has been negotiated in different contexts. Discourses of Brexit is key reading for all students and researchers in language and politics, discourse analysis and related areas"--
9781138485549 9781138485556 9781351041867
2018046985
European Union--Great Britain.
Discourse analysis--Political aspects.
Political culture--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
European Union countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
341.242230941