Researching Language

<p>Originally published in 1992. This book discusses the possibilities of developing the research process in social science so that it benefits the subjects as well as the researcher. The authors distinguish between ‘ethical’ ‘advocate’ and ‘empowering’ approaches to the relationship between researcher and researched linking these to different ideas about the nature of knowledge action language and social relations. They then use a series of empirical case studies to explore the possibilities for ‘empowering research’. The book is the product of dialogue between researchers from a range of disciplines (anthropology cultural studies sociology and linguistics) and is for those working across the social sciences. Through combination of philosophical discussion methodological recommendation and case-study illustration it provides guidance that is practical without being simplistic.</p>