Dag Stenvoll
List of John Benjamins publications in which Dag Stenvoll is involved.
Articles
2013 Risky readings: The virtue of overinterpretations and speculations in political discourse analysis Speaking of Europe: Approaches to complexity in European political discourse, Fløttum, Kjersti (ed.), pp. 171–188 | Article
In this chapter we take issue with the widespread view that overinterpretations and speculations are signs of weak research and tendentious treatment of data. This view is damaging to the study of political discourse as it encourages the reproduction of common sense and normalcy. In this chapter we… read more
2009 Blair speeches in a polyphonic perspective: NOTs and BUTs in visions on Europe Journal of Language and Politics 8:2, pp. 269–286 | Article
In this article we examine some linguistic characteristics of two speeches made by Tony Blair, in the British (2004) and the European (2005) parliaments. These speeches can be characterised as visionary speeches on Europe and European integration. By introducing a polyphonic perspective, we will… read more