Caribbean Discourses: Stylistic and Critical Discourse Approaches to Language Use in the Caribbean

Acknowledgements
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Introduction
	1	 Outline of the Book
	References
Part I: Tracing the Development of Discourses in the Caribbean
	2: Styles and Stylistic Change in Creole Languages: Formal Language in the Eastern Maroon Creole
		1	 Introduction
		2	 Style and Authority in Language
		3	 Maroons: Background and Local Conceptualisations of Language
			3.1	 Brief Summary of the History and the Current Context
			3.2	 The Linguistic Context
		4	 Data and Methodology
		5	 Respect Speech Across Space and Time
			5.1	 The Makeup of Lesipeki Taki
			5.2	 Respect Speech in Urban Contexts
			5.3	 Respect Speech in Mediated Contexts
		6	 Conclusion
		References
	3: Towards a Discursive History of the Caribbean as a History of Genres
		1	 Introduction: Texts and Discourse in the Caribbean: Literary Genres and Beyond
		2	 Towards a Discursive History of Caribbean Englishes/Creoles as a History of Genres
		3	 The Development of Genres in the Caribbean: Processes of Transfer, Adaptation and Transformation in Selected Case Studies
			3.1	 Case Study 1: The Recipe in Trinidad
			3.2	 Case Study 2: The Radio Phone-in Programme in Trinidad
			3.3	 Case Study 3: The Internet Forum in Trinidad
		4	 Conclusion
		References
Part II: Discourse and Public Policy in the Caribbean
	4: Critical Discourse Studies and Curriculum Development in Trinidad and Tobago: Exploring Discursive Practices in Education Policy
		1	 Introduction
		2	 Background
		3	 The Text and Discourse Practice
		4	 Intertextual Links
		5	 The Sociocultural Practice
		6	 Conclusion
		References
Part III: Discursive Constructions of the Caribbean Prime Minister
	5: Taking Responsibility: Conceptual Metaphor and the Accession Stage of Leadership in Eric Williams’ Inward Hunger: The Making of a Prime Minister
		1	 Metaphors and Conceptual Metaphors
		2	 Combining Conceptual Metaphor and Stages of Leadership
		3	 Establishing the Context for Leadership
		4	 Conclusion
		References
	6: Masking the Critic: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Editorials
		1	 Introduction
		2	 Approach to the Dispute in the Editorial
		3	 Data Selection and Coding
		4	 Theoretical Orientation
		5	 Method
		6	 Discussion
			6.1	 Text Design
			6.2	 Interpretation
			6.3	 Social Relations
			6.4	 Discursive Elements
			6.5	 Socio-cultural Elements
			6.6	 A Case of ‘Pivoting’
		7	 Conclusion
		Appendix
		Editorials
		References
	7: “The Most Honourable Brogad”: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Jamaica’s Prime Minister as Hero, Sex Symbol and Villain on Social Media
		1	 Introduction
			1.1	 Political Discourse
			1.2	 The Nature of Political Discourse in Jamaica
		2	 Critical Discourse Analysis: A Discourse Historical Approach
		3	 Holness’s Youthful Exuberance
			3.1	 Becoming the “Most Honourable Brogad”
			3.2	 Holness’s Strong Social Media Presence
		4	 Methodology
			4.1	 Analysis
			4.2	 Holness as Hero
				Nomination Strategies
				Predication Strategies
				Perspectivisation Strategies
				Intensification\\Mitigation
			4.3	 Holness as Sex Symbol
				Nomination
				Predication
				Perspectivisation
				Intensification
			4.4	 Holness as Villain—From Brogad to “Brohog” and “Brodog”
				Nomination
				Predication
				Perspectivisation
		5	 Discussion
		6	 Conclusion
		References
Part IV: Stylistic Appraisals of Caribbean Literary Discourse
	8: “He Was Oppressed by a Sense of Loss”: Stylistic Constructions of the Tragic in A House for Mr Biswas
		References
	9: Selvon’s Stylistics: Self-Conscious Language Production in An Island Is a World
		References
	10: Storifying Caribbean Cricket: Voice and Perspective in Paul Keens-Douglas’s “Tanti at de Oval”
		References
Part V: Gender, Media, and Discourse in the Caribbean
	11: Digital Discourses on Gender-Based Violence in Trinidad and Tobago
		1	 Introduction
		2	 Gender-Based Violence in Trinidad and Tobago: An Ongoing Pandemic
		3	 Research Design
		4	 Results
			4.1	 The Victims
			4.2	 The Perpetrators
				The Monster Metaphor in the Riley/Bharrat Comments
				Monsterization as “Otherisation”
				The Monster and the Supernatural/the Unclean
			4.3	 The State
				The “Power Container”: The Police
				The “Power Container”: The Judiciary
				The “Power Container”: The Political Parties/the Legislatures
		5	 Concluding Remarks
		References
	12: Media Representation of Gender-Based Violence in Two Cases and Related Examples: A Multimodal Discursive Study
		1	 Media Representation of Gender-Based Violence in Two Cases: A Multimodal Discursive Study
		2	 Literature Review
			2.1	 Social Injustice in Media Representation
			2.2	 Media Representation of GBV
			2.3	 Covering Gender-Based Violence in the Media
			2.4	 Critical Discourse Studies
		3	 Methodology
		4	 Findings and Discussion
			4.1	 Data
			4.2	 A Few Illustrations of CDS and Media Representation of Gender-Based Violence
				Media Representation of Gender-Based Violence
				Reframing the Way We Perceive and Communicate About Gender-Based Violence
		5	 Conclusion
		Appendices
			Appendix 1
			Appendix 2
		References
Index