My thanks to Gloria, Cathy, Russ, Betsy, Jennifer for their great leads on
work related to the 'social construction of argumentation'. I'll follow up
each and every one of them.
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gloria Michalchuk" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: query re social construction of argumentation
> Ken Hyland has some interesting research surrounding how academic
> disciplines shape the nature of both knowledge and argumentation. Dwight
> Atkinson, in the Second Language Journal (I believe) writes about the
> capitalist influence on both the nature of argument and its written
> representation. Gloria Michalchuk
>
> Quoting Russ Hunt <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> I'll point, though I'm sure you'll already be aware of it, to
>> all of George Lakoff's work on framing.
>>
>> -- Russ
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm researching the social construction of argumentation in the current
>>> debates over global warming and climate change. I'm wondering whether
>>> anyone could point me towards work in Writing Studies or elsewhere
>>> that's
>>> looked at how arguments are socially constructed and deployed by
>>> collectives
>>> (i.e., organizations, institutions, 'discourse coalitions') as opposed
>>> to
>>> individuals?
>>>
>>> (I'm going to post this query to the CATTW listserv as well, so I'm
>>> sorry if
>>> you get this message twice.)
>>>
>>> Thanks very much,
>>> Graham
>>>
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>>> School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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> Gloria Michalchuk, Doctor of Philosophy
> Academic Support Centre
> Writing Advisor and Graduate Curriculum Developer
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