Language, Discourse and Social Psychology

1. Introduction Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Language and Discourse in Social Psychology
Ann Weatherall, Cindy Gallois, Bernadette Watson

Part One. Language, accommodation and intercultural encounters

2. Language, Ethnicity and Intergroup Relations
Richard y Bourhis, Shaha El-Geledi, Itesh Sachdev

3. Three Variations on the Social Psychology of Bilinguality: Context Effects in Motivation, Usage and Identity
Richard Clément, Kimberly A. Noels, Peter D. Macintyre

Part Two. Language and Discourse in Institutional Talk

4. Communication, Health and Ageing: Promoting Empowerment
Marie Y. Savundranayagam, Ellen Bouchard Ryan, Mary Lee Hummert

5. Language, Discourse, and Communication About Health and Illness: Intergroup Relations, Role, and Emotional Support
Bernadette Watson, Cindy Gallois

6. Accommodation and Institutional Talk: Communicative Dimensions of Police—Civilian Interactions
Howard Giles, Christopher Hajek, Valerie Barker, Mei-Chen Lin, Yan Bing Zhang, Mary Lee Hummert, Michelle Chernikoff Anderson

7. Discursive Psychology: Mind and Reality in Practice
Jonathan Potter, Alexa Hepburn

Part Three. Gender and Sexuality

8. Gender and Communication in Context
Tamar Murachver, Anna Janssen

9. Conversation Analysis, Gender and Sexuality
Sue Wilkinson, Celia Kitzinger

Part Four. Discourse, Rhetoric and Politics

10. Contemporary Racist Discourse: Taboos Against Racism and Racist Accusations
Martha Augoustinos, Danielle Every

11. Political Language and Persuasive Communication
Peter Bull

12. False Beliefs and Unsound ArgumentsPromoted by Authorities
W. Peter Robinson

Keywords: Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Applied Linguistics, Ethnicity Studies, Anthropology, Sociolinguistics, Gender Studies