Political discourse in the media [electronic resource] : cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Anita Fetzer and Gerda Eva Lauerbach.
This book departs from the premise that political discourse is intrinsically connected with media discourse, as shaped by its cultural and transcultural characteristics. It presents a collection of papers which examine political discourse in the media from a cross-culturally comparative perspective in Arab, Dutch, British, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Israeli, Swedish, US-American and international contexts. By using different theoretical frameworks, such as conversation analysis, discourse analysis, pragmatics and systemic functional linguistics, the papers reflect current moves in polit.
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- ISBN: 9789027292278 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9027292272 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9027254036 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9789027254030 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 379 p.)
- Publisher: Amsterdam ; J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007.
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General Note: | Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Political Discourse in the Media; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; I. Introduction; II. From linguistic device to discourse practice; III. Discursive practice in political interviews; IV. Media events: From public address to election nights; Index; The series Pragmatics & Beyond New Series. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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