The Language of Evaluation: Appraisal in English

by P.R.R. White, J.R. Martin, Peter R.R. White

Book Overview

This is the first comprehensive account of the Appraisal Framework, an approach developed over the past decade for analyzing the language of evaluation, the linguistic realization of attitudes, judgments and emotion and the ways in which these evaluations are negotiated interpersonally. The underlying linguistic theory is explained and justified, and the application of this flexible tool, which has been applied to a wide variety of text and discourse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403904103
• ISBN13: 9781403904102
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"