Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fox, Renata. Organizational discourse: a language-ideology-power perspective/Renata Fox and John Fox p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56720-605-0 (alk. paper) 1. Communication in management. 2. Communication in organizations. 3. Corporations—Public relations. 4. Ideology. 5. Power (Social sciences). 6. Discourse analysis. 7. Sociolinguistics. I. Fox, John. II. Title. HD30.3.F69 2004 658.4′5—dc22 2004052150 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2004 by Renata Fox and John Fox All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004052150 ISBN: 1-56720-605-0 First published in 2004 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |