The language of fear : communicating threat in public discourse /: communicating threat in public discourse. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Piotr Cap.
• Authors: Cap, Piotr
• Contents: Cognitive, social and psychological issues of public discourse and threat communication -- Proximization: A threat-based model of policy legitimization -- Health discourse: The war on cancer and beyond -- Environmental discourse: climate change -- Technological discourse: Threats in the cyber-space -- Immigration and anti-migration discourses: The early rhetoric of Brexit -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 91 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 320.01/4; Linguistics; Communication in politics; Fear -- Social aspects; Communication -- Political aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Communication in politics; Communication -- Political aspects; Fear -- Social aspects; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Political Science -- General; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Psycholinguistics; Political science & theory; Public administration; Sociology; Discourse analysis; Psycholinguistics; Political communication; Public policy; Political sociology; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Pragmatics; Discourse analysis; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137597311; 1137597313
• Related ISBNs: 9781137597298; 1137597291
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-88) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.