Paul Chilton

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Paul Chilton
Born (1945-10-21) October 21, 1945 (age 75)
NationalityBritish
Known forCritical linguistics; three-dimensional model of discourse analysis
Academic background
Alma materOxford University

Paul Anthony Chilton (born 21 October 1945) is a British discourse analyst and cognitive linguist known for his work on conceptual metaphor, cognitive stylistics, and political discourse.[1] Chilton developed a three-dimensional model to analyze discourse in terms of the space, time, and modality by which arguments are organized in discursive processes.[2]

Chilton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Lancaster.[3]

Select publications[]

  • Orwellian Language and the Media (1988)
  • Security Metaphors: Cold War Discourse from Containment to Common European Home (1996)
  • Analysing Political Discourse: Theory and Practice (2004)
  • Religion, Language, and the Human Mind (2018, ed. with Monika Kopytowska)

References[]

  1. ^ "Notice de personne: Chilton, Paul Anthony (1945-....)". Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ Baker, Paul; Ellece, Sibonile (2011). Key terms in discourse analysis. New York, N.Y.: Continuum. ISBN 9781441173133. OCLC 703257723
  3. ^ "Professor Paul Chilton". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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