The Discursive Construction of European Identity: Stylistic Analysis of "Text in Context.".
The article considers the definition and application of style as an analytical category employing a corpus approach in relation to political language. It explores how stylistics can be applied to the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe to determine the effects of specific textual tra...
| Publicado en: | Textus Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 161 - 187 |
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Carocci Editore
2010
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| Sumario: | The article considers the definition and application of style as an analytical category employing a corpus approach in relation to political language. It explores how stylistics can be applied to the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe to determine the effects of specific textual traits produce in relation to the message being conveyed. It examines semantic relations on several European documents. It is concluded that style can be a significant tool wherein social agents filter certain variables and give special status to others. |
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