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<i>Evaluation in Context</i> provides a comprehensive overview of emerging research on evaluation and contributes novel perspectives on this phenomenon, shedding light on aspects that had not been systematically analysed before. [...] the wide variety of theoretical frameworks and methods represented in the book make it a valuable resource and a rich source of inspiration for scholars interested in exploring the multiple faces and phases of evaluation in discourse.
- Matteo Fuoli, Lund University, in Functions of Language Vol.22:2 (2015),
<i>Evaluation in Context</i> strengthens the fabric of research into evaluation and, despite its recent emergence on the market, serves as a matrix of reference where to insert works devoted to more restrictively focused tokens, such as academic and specialised professional texts, the former being a notably fertile research ground.
- Carmen Sancho-Guinda, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in Iberica Vol. 31 (2016),
Two world experts in text, context and discourse have come together to assemble a book that is a milestone in the study of evaluative language. <i>Evaluation in Context</i> references but also utterly transcends a long history of earlier treatments of how texts are imbued with values, emphasizing that evaluation is much richer and more multidimensional than was thought. It emerges as a dynamic process that involves all facets of language use and permeates speech, writing and e-communication. A treasure trove for linguists, discourse analysts, psychologists, sociologists and many more.
- J. Lachlan Mackenzie, VU University Amsterdam,
This book expands the study of evaluation in a number of important ways. It not only brings the work in <i>Evaluation in Text</i> up to date, but extends it backwards in time too, explaining the relevance of classical approaches to current ones. It diversifies the study of evaluation into a variety of languages, into new media registers, and into a range of linguistic theories. I shall be recommending the volume as essential reading for all researchers working with evaluation.
- Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, UK,