A Conservative Britishness: A Critical Linguistics Analysis of a Conservative Policy Recommendation Report
A Conservative Britishness: A Critical Linguistics Analysis of a Conservative Policy Recommendation Report

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to attempt an analysis, using the tools of Critical Discourse Analysis, of the ways Britishness or British identity is constructed and situated in the Interim Report by Conservative National and International Security Policy Review Group. Selected lexicogrammatical functions will be analysed to show that Britishness in the report is positively charged; vague; inclusive and independent of ethnic origin; overlapping with Conservative values and ideas.

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