Language Use in the Public Sphere ― Methodological Perspectives and Empirical Applications

The volume is divided into two different but complementary sections, reflecting two research avenues. The first looks at tradition and innovation in the methodology of discourse studies, and the second at empirical applications in public discourse concerning the presence of religious symbols in public spaces. Among the topics are trust and suspicion as principles of discourse analysis, the theory of argumentation within language and its application to discourse analysis, the pragmatics of discourse in the public sphere, press reaction in Italy to a European Court decision to remove a crucifix, and representation in the Spanish press of the political debate about wearing full Islamic veils in public spaces. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Manuel Casado is Chair Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Navarra (Spain), where he directs the interdisciplinary Research Project ?Public Discourse: Persuasive and Interpretative Strategies? at the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) and the Navarra Research Group on Discourse Analysis (GRADUN). He is a Corresponding Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. His research currently focuses on Text Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.
Oscar Loureda is Chair Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), and since 2011 he has been the director of the University’s Iberoamerika-Zentrum. He is also a member of the Research Group ?Discourse Particles and Cognition? in the Heidelberg University Language and Cognition Lab (HULC LAB). His research interests center on Semantics and Lexicography of Spanish, and on general theory of discourse (Text Linguistics, Text Grammar, Discourse Analysis).
Ines Olza is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with GRADUN (Discourse Analysis Group, University of Navarra) in ICS (Institute for Culture and Society). She also works as a Lecturer in General and Spanish Linguistics at the Spanish National University for Distance Education (UNED, associated center in Pamplona). Her research focuses on the semantic-pragmatic analysis of phraseology and metalanguage (of Spanish and other languages), on multimodality, and on the argumentative use of figurative language in public discourse.