Laura Filardo-Llamas is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.

Conflict, Discourse and Cognition offers inspiration and tools to include discourse studies in research across disciplines with a view to the limitations of the human mind. It presents a clear and fundamental cognitive approach to discourse analysis as a critical means to reveal and enhance the understanding of the nature and politics of language use. The case study of discourses on the Northern Ireland Troubles and aftermath shows how opposing worldviews reveal causes of conflict and doorways to reconciliation. The book will inform scholars (to enhance research design), teachers (to inspire students), and practitioners (appreciation of the power of language to create or alleviate conflict).

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction 2. What Can Cognitive Linguistics Offer for Conflict Studies?3. The Choreography of Northern Ireland: Historical and Political Background4. Gestalt and Structural Configuration5. Attention and Salience6. Judgement and Comparison7. Positioning and Perspective8. Conclusion: Managing Conflict via DiscourseAppendix: A Short Chronology of Post-Agreement NIReferencesIndex

Laura Filardo-Llamas is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.

Conflict, Discourse and Cognition offers inspiration and tools to include discourse studies in research across disciplines with a view to the limitations of the human mind. It presents a clear and fundamental cognitive approach to discourse analysis as a critical means to reveal and enhance the understanding of the nature and politics of language use. The case study of discourses on the Northern Ireland Troubles and aftermath shows how opposing worldviews reveal causes of conflict and doorways to reconciliation. The book will inform scholars (to enhance research design), teachers (to inspire students), and practitioners (appreciation of the power of language to create or alleviate conflict).

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction 2. What Can Cognitive Linguistics Offer for Conflict Studies?3. The Choreography of Northern Ireland: Historical and Political Background4. Gestalt and Structural Configuration5. Attention and Salience6. Judgement and Comparison7. Positioning and Perspective8. Conclusion: Managing Conflict via DiscourseAppendix: A Short Chronology of Post-Agreement NIReferencesIndex

Laura Filardo-Llamas is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.

Conflict, Discourse and Cognition offers inspiration and tools to include discourse studies in research across disciplines with a view to the limitations of the human mind. It presents a clear and fundamental cognitive approach to discourse analysis as a critical means to reveal and enhance the understanding of the nature and politics of language use. The case study of discourses on the Northern Ireland Troubles and aftermath shows how opposing worldviews reveal causes of conflict and doorways to reconciliation. The book will inform scholars (to enhance research design), teachers (to inspire students), and practitioners (appreciation of the power of language to create or alleviate conflict).

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Introduction 2. What Can Cognitive Linguistics Offer for Conflict Studies?3. The Choreography of Northern Ireland: Historical and Political Background4. Gestalt and Structural Configuration5. Attention and Salience6. Judgement and Comparison7. Positioning and Perspective8. Conclusion: Managing Conflict via DiscourseAppendix: A Short Chronology of Post-Agreement NIReferencesIndex