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This paper focuses on the role of language in social life, specifically on discourse as the focus of political struggle, i.e. the struggle for the power of representation. It reports on the results of a discourse analysis of twelve articles posted on Aljazeera's English website to mark the third anniversary of the al-Aqsa Intifada. The study provides a profile of Aljazeera's perspective on this second Intifada, outlining the themes used to represent the Intifada, the ideologies revealed by these themes, the characterization of the actors, their actions & the events that make up this conflict, & the attribution of agency. The conclusion points to the utility of including a linguistic perspective in planning interventions for achieving a culture of social & ecological peace. Tables, Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.

This paper is based on theories from critical linguistics, which view language not as a neutral medium for the description of reality but as actively shaping and giving meaning to human experience. It, therefore, argues that the linguistic factor be taken into account in the analysis of and prescription for problems deriving from social and ecological violence that challenge contemporary societies. To that end, it outlines the components of a linguistic framework that illustrates how language communicates ideologies, which shape group attitudes and justify social practices that sustain the use of such violence, and then it applies the framework to an analysis of two brief texts on environmental security and President Bush's September 20, 2001, address to Congress.

A study of how critical discourse analysis can elucidate the relationship between language and peace. It argues that language is a factor to be considered, along with social and economic factors, in any examination of the social conditions and institutions preventing the achievement of peace