Language, Discourse and Anxiety
Language, Discourse and Anxiety by Luke Collins, published by Cambridge University Press on June 22, 2023, explores the critical role of language in shaping our understanding of anxiety. This new edition, comprising 264 pages, utilizes corpus-assisted discourse analysis to investigate twenty-three million words from an online forum dedicated to individuals experiencing anxiety. The book delves into how linguistic techniques, such as catastrophisation and anthropomorphisation, influence conceptualizations of anxiety, while also considering how identity factors like age, sex, and cultural background affect perceptions and management of anxiety.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the evolving identities of forum participants, tracking their language use from initial posts to later contributions. The analysis incorporates various corpus-based techniques, highlighting the interaction among users and the unique features of online communication, including the use of emojis. By addressing these elements, the book aims to enhance understanding of diverse responses to anxiety and encourages further exploration within the fields of linguistics and psychology.
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Why is language so important to the ways that we make sense of anxiety? This book uses corpus assisted discourse analysis to examine twenty-three million words of text posted to a forum for people with anxiety. It shows how linguistic techniques like catastrophisation and anthropomorphisation can result in very different conceptualisations of anxiety, as well as how aspects of identity like age, sex and cultural background can impact on understandings of anxiety and how it ought to be managed. It tracks the changing identities of posters, from their first posts to their last, and incorporates a range of corpus-based techniques to examine the language data, enabling consideration of interaction between participants and features associated with online forms of communication like emoji. It ultimately provides a step towards a better understanding of different responses to anxiety and aims to promote further engagement with this topic in the field of applied linguistics.
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