MPs should not use provocative, incendiary and divisive language.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The field of Critical Discourse Analysis helps us understand the affect of language on society and psychology. The current government are guilty of using vile ideology laden rhetoric which provokes anger in their followers and could potentially lead to violence and tragedy as it has in the past.

Fairclough, N. 1989. Language and Power. New York: Longman.

Halliday, M.A.K., & Matthiessen, C. 2004. An Introduction to Functional Grammar (3rd ed.). London: Arnold.

Hart, C. 2914. Discourse, Grammar and Ideology: Functional and Cognitive Perspectives. London: Bloomsbury.

Thompson, G. 2004. Introducing Functional Grammar (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Education.

van Dijk, T.A. 1998. Ideology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. London: Sage

Why it was rejected

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Timeline

26 Sep 2019	Petition opened for signatures
1 Oct 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Oct 2019

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