Full Description
Deconstructing Arguments in the Digital Age provides a new and practical approach to the critical analysis of persuasive literature such as newspaper editorials, discussion forums and political blogs. Employing corpus linguistic methods and underpinned by Derridean ideas, this book argues that the analysis of texts should look at its cohesive structure - how it ties together through vocabulary and grammar- rather than the conventional approach of looking at its logical structure. This methodology is especially crucial when dealing with Web 2.0 texts as traditional analytic methods are ill equipped to deal with these evolving discourses. O'Halloran also guides the reader through all the necessary tools and software to undertake their own analysis of texts. This book is essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in corpus linguistics, discourse analysis and digital humanities.
Contents
Chapter 1digital technologies open up the possibility of an 'electronic' 'deconstructive' approach to argument Chapter 3: Derridean Deconstruction Chapter 4: The method of Electronic Deconstruction Part B: Demonstrations Chapter 5: Electronic Deconstruction of Argument 2 (Climate Change) Chapter 6: Electronic Deconstruction of Argument 1 (The New Atheism): using a discussion forum Chapter 7: Electronic Deconstruction of Argument 3 (Iraq War) Chapter 8: Electronic Deconstruction of Argument 4 (Genetically Modified Crops) Part C: Reflection Chapter 9: Reflection on analyses: critical reading in Electronic Deconstruction Chapter 10: Conclusion Part D (Appendix): Software tools and corpus construction
