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The present paper analyzes poetic metaphor and interdiscursivity in the poems of J. S. Anand's Beyond Life! Beyond Death!! The main argument of the paper is that poetic metaphor bears the poet's ideological perspective. This analysis aims at unraveling the contextual roots of poetic metaphor, hence a cognitive linguistic approach. By drawing a link between poetic metaphor and interdiscursivity, the paper shows the poet's reliance on different discourses for the sake of creativity. It is argued there is a dialogical relation between the poet and the different interpellating discourses of his society. This dialogism sheds a new light on the stance of the poet, hence the issue of ideology. The theoretical method of this study is a mixed one of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson's conceptual cognitive linguistics and basic notions of critical discourse analysis. This interdisciplinary lens fills in the gap of either theory when applied to poetry. In Anand's poetry, such poetic strategies as depersonification in the form of bodification and thingification are the dominant tactics which impregnate his poetic metaphors with his critical views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Discourse: A Critical Introduction," by Jan Blommaert.

The book fruitfully combines discussions on qualitative research methods with the craft of academic writing. While detailing different stages involved in qualitative research, it accords appreciable attention to the fundamental epistemological premises of different qualitative research genres. Yet, its central concern is to demonstrate ways and means to manage researcher's subjectivity in the writing of qualitative research. The book looks at the act of writing as crucial to the twin concerns of rigor and validity in qualitative research. It privileges writing as an important methodological resource that qualitative researchers employ to make the workings of their research procedures transparent and establish their accountability in relation to specificities of a given research setting. Given this focus, the eight chapters of the book discuss at length issues such as authorial voice, the trials and tribulations of transition from data to written study, the reflexivity of the researcher as writer, and the demanding expectations of cautious detachment in reporting the people, setting, and the worlds and sensitivities that are part of any qualitative research enterprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Modes of Discourse: The Local Structure of Texts," by Carlota S. Smith.

The article reviews the book "Estrategias argumentativas en el discurso periodístico," edited by Concepción Martínez Pasamar.

The article reviews the book "Communicative Practices in Workplaces and the Professions: Cultural Perspectives on the Regulation of Discourse and Organizations," by Mark Zachry and Charlotte Thralls.

Reviews the book "Discourse: A Critique & Synthesis of Major Theories," by Timothy W. Crusius.

Reviews the book "Suicide in Palestine: Narratives of Despair," by Nadia Taysir Dabbagh.