Moral Talk : Stance and Evaluation in Political Discourse (Paperback)

Acknowledgements IntroductionMoral talk: forms, functions and valueEmotivismMoral philosophy and moral talkPost-crisis Britain, the moral economy and moral panicOutline of the bookThe social, ethical and political lives of languageIntroductionSocial life of languageMichael Meacher’s speechEthical life of languagePolitical life of languageConclusionForm: what counts as moral talk?IntroductionStance, evaluation and moral talkQuotabilitySpecificityDeterminacyChecklistConclusionFunction: what does moral talk do?IntroductionEvaluative language, stance, fact and valueHobart and the multifunctionality of moral talkCotextSituations and ideologiesCameron’s speechEric’s callConclusionMoral systems and ethical lifeIntroductionMoral systems and ethical lifeThe linguistic distinctionMoral systems, ethical life and radio phone-insModest moralisingConclusionCritiquing moral talkIntroductionWhat is critique?BiasPowerIllegitimate powerImmanent critiqueMoral realismVeracityExplanatory critiqueLay normativityConclusion7.? Critiquing interpretationIntroductionInterpretative agencyLanguage ideologiesHymes’ ethical sociolinguisticsEmotivism as a corporate technologyEmotivism in political communicationsLinguistic expertise and arguments for emotivismConclusion8. ConclusionIntroductionWhat is moral talk?What does moral talk do?What is moral talk good for?Methodology: the field, the meta-field, and the armchairTheory: linguistic interpretivism and moral realism ReferencesIndex