The activity of parliaments is largely linguistic activity: they produce talk and they produce texts. Broadly speaking, the objectives that this discourse aims

This volume looks at the growing interest of different specialists in the problems associated with political discourse, in general, and parliamentary discourse,

This book departs from the premise that political discourse is intrinsically connected with media discourse, as shaped by its cultural and transcultural charact

This is an essential read for anyone interested in the way language is used in the world of politics. Based on Aristotle's premise that we are all political ani

In the European tradition, parliaments are central political institutions that play a crucial role in the development of democratic societies. No other institut