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Book: The Power of Language

Chapter: Language and organisations

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.26284

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Chapter 5 'pulls it all together' as you use what you have learned to 'unpack' the language involved in the development and maintenance of power and hierarchy in organisations such as government bureaucracies. Topics include: 5.1 Introduction: language and organizations; 5.2 Overview of Chapter 5: Organizational discourse resources; 5.3 Review of SFL analytical tools; 5.4 Review of CDA questions; 5.5 Texts 1–3 : The International Monetary Fund; 5.6 Text 4: National organization FDA flyer; 5.7 Text 5: Provincial organization: Message to employees; 5.8 Text 6: Academic institution: Communiqué to prospective students

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