{"product_id":"politics-lies-and-conspiracy-theories-a-cognitive-linguistic-perspective-paperback","title":"Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Danesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolitics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e shows how language influences mechanisms of cognition, perception, and belief, and by extension its power to manipulate thoughts and beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis exciting and original work is the first to apply cognitive linguistics to the analysis of political lies and conspiracy theories, both of which have flourished in the internet age and which many argue are threatening democracy. It unravels the verbal mechanisms that make these \"different truths\" so effective and proliferative, dissecting the verbal structures (metaphor, irony, connotative implications, etc.) of a variety of real-life cases concerning politicians, conspiracy theorists, and influencers. Marcel Danesi goes on to demonstrate how these linguistic structures \"switch on\" or \"switch off\" alternative mind worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students of cognitive linguistics and will enrich the studies of any student or researcher in language and linguistics more broadly, as well as discourse analysis, rhetoric, or political science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcel Danesi \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Professor Emeritus of linguistic anthropology and semiotics at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776690913568,"sku":"9781032393124","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eaa504c4cb026aaa7455be2c625b3446.webp?v=1780483461","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/politics-lies-and-conspiracy-theories-a-cognitive-linguistic-perspective-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}