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Traditionally, language has been used as a means of discovering psychological realities. The present book takes a discourse analytical approach to mental representations and focuses on the language of 'thought' as its very topic of inquiry. Special attention is paid to the role of discursive structures and processes in creating mental states and to the social purposes and consequences of such 'mental' texts and talk. Empirical studies of interpurposes and consequences of such 'mental' text and talk. Empirical studies of interviews with expatriate Chinese academics about the Dutch and of Dutch travel literature on China show that perceptions, attitudes, attributions, ideologies, etc. are integrated components of social interaction which serve to project particular cultural identities.

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Contents: Discourse Analysis - Social cognition - Social construction - Identity - Ideology - Travel literature - Expatriate Chinese - Argumentation - Explanation.

Cultural Representations: Analyzing the Discourse

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      Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/1997
      ISBN13: 9783631321188, 978-3631321188
      ISBN10: 363132118X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traditionally, language has been used as a means of discovering psychological realities. The present book takes a discourse analytical approach to mental representations and focuses on the language of 'thought' as its very topic of inquiry. Special attention is paid to the role of discursive structures and processes in creating mental states and to the social purposes and consequences of such 'mental' texts and talk. Empirical studies of interpurposes and consequences of such 'mental' text and talk. Empirical studies of interviews with expatriate Chinese academics about the Dutch and of Dutch travel literature on China show that perceptions, attitudes, attributions, ideologies, etc. are integrated components of social interaction which serve to project particular cultural identities.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Discourse Analysis - Social cognition - Social construction - Identity - Ideology - Travel literature - Expatriate Chinese - Argumentation - Explanation.

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