This book addresses different forms of discourse by analysing the emergence of power dynamics in communication and their importance in shaping the production and reception of messages. The chapters focus on specific cognitive aspects, such as the verbal expression of reasoning or emotions, as well as on linguistic and discursive processes. The interaction between reasoning, feelings, and emotions is described in relation to several fields of discourse where power dynamics may emerge and includes, among others, political, media, and academic discourse. This volume aims to include representative instances of this heterogeneity and is deeply rooted, both theoretically and methodologically, in the acknowledgment that the investigation of the complex interaction between reason and emotion in discursive productions cannot be exempt from the adoption of a multi-disciplinary perspective. By providing a critical reflection of their methodological decisions, and describing the implications oftheir research projects, the contributors offer insights which are relevant for students, researchers, and practitioners operating in the broad field of discourse studies.

Covers the major approaches to Discourse Analysis and their applications in key professional, educational and institutional settings Offers a reflection on discourse and power, and on the appropriateness of different methods to explore this complex subject rigorously Presents findings from different languages (including English, Italian and French) and multilingual perspectives

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Patrizia Anesa is a researcher in English Language and Translation at the University of Bergamo, Italy. She holds a PhD in English Studies, with a specialisation in professional communication. Her research interests lie mostly in the area of specialised discourse, and in particular in the investigation of knowledge asymmetries in expert-lay communication.

Aurora Fragonara is an adjunct lecturer in French Language and Linguistics at the University of Bergamo and the University of Milan, Italy. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the research centre CREM at the University of Lorraine, France. Her main research interests are French discourse analysis and enunciation theory, which she combines with cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, and semiotics.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Post-Disciplinary Approaches to Discourse Analysis.- Chapter 2: Defamatory Communication via Cognitive Space Dimensions Analysis: Pragma-Semantic Approach.- Chapter 3: Exploiting Irrational Evaluations: The Discursive Features of Scams across Genres.- Chapter 4: The Rhetoric of Resistance: Women Regaining Power through Language.- Chapter 5: The Discursive Representation of Violence in the Context of the Migration Crisis in Europe: A CDA Case Study on the Discursive Support of Non-Violence in the Media Reporting on the Chemnitz Events.- Chapter 6: Gender-Based Violence in Italian Local Newspapers: How Argument Structure Constructions Can Diminish a Perpetrator's Responsibility.- Chapter 7: The Ethos of the Spokesperson: A Populist Attempt to Exploit Empathic Connections.- Chapter 8: Of Emotion Terms and E-Implicatures: An Exploratory Study of the Explicit and Implicit Emotional Dimensions in A Corpus of Language Teachers' Newsletters.