Power and Ideology in Everyday Discourse by Trevor Morley (2004)
Power and Ideology in Everyday Discourse: The Relevance of Critical Discourse Analysis in Pragmatic Linguistics Today J. Trevor MORLEY Abstract This paper focuses on what is arguably one of the most compelling and contentious issues in prag- matics today. It explores the relationship between language and concepts of ideology and power in the linguistic practices of contemporary society through a critique of a critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach to linguistic enquiry, as evidenced in a study and brief review of one of its major practitioners, Norman Fairclough. Essential diŠerences with other mainstream linguistic approaches are emphasized in exploring and explaining the social basis of the ideological and power dimensions that underpin discourse in society. It is maintained that the development of a critical linguistic aware- ness, which informs a capacity to resist and change exploitative and dom...