Conflict, Discourse and Cognition

Political Discourse in Northern Ireland

Laura Filardo-Llamas (University of Valladolid, Spain)

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Bloomsbury Academic
11 December 2025

Psycholinguistics; Peace studies & conflict resolution

Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Critical Discourse Studies

A comprehensive approach to the study of discourse and conflict, this book explores how opposing communities construe discourse worlds which appear to reflect the existence of “paradoxical realities”.

Adopting a novel method for the study of conflict, framed in the cognitive linguistic tradition within Critical Discourse Studies, the book explains how conflict may be discursively created by relying on the study of four main construal operations. Grounded in examples specific to Northern Ireland, each chapter also highlights how the method used could be applied to other conflictual contexts. In doing so, it demonstrates how language and representation in conflict situations may stem from a combination of different layers in conflictual relations and the existence of both overt and covert conflict. It also provides a comprehensive list of linguistic cues upon which researchers can rely for analysing and explaining the role of discourse in conflictual situations.

By: Laura Filardo-Llamas (University of Valladolid Spain)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350373761
ISBN 10: 1350373761
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Critical Discourse Studies
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 11 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Reviews for Conflict, Discourse and Cognition: Political Discourse in Northern Ireland

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). * Dr. Bertie Kaal, Independent Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam *