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An Introduction to Religious Language - Exploring Theolinguistics in Contemporary Contexts (Paperback)
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An Introduction to Religious Language - Exploring Theolinguistics in Contemporary Contexts (Paperback)
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Religious language is all around us, embedded in advertising,
politics and news media. This book introduces readers to the field
of theolinguistics, the study of religious language. Investigating
the ways in which people talk to and about God, about the sacred
and about religion itself, it considers why people make certain
linguistic choices and what they accomplish. Introducing the key
methods required for examining religious language, Valerie Hobbs
acquaints readers with the most common and important theolinguistic
features and their functions. Using critical corpus-assisted
discourse analysis with a focus on archaic and other lexical
features, metaphor, agency and intertextuality, she examines
religious language in context. Highlighting its use in both
expected locations, such as modern-day prayer and politics, and
unexpected locations including advertising, sport, healthcare and
news media, Hobbs analyses the shifting and porous linguistic
boundaries between the religious and the secular. With discussion
questions and further readings for each chapter, as well as a
companion website featuring suggested answers to the reflection
tasks, this is the ideal introduction to the study of religious
language.
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