| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 280 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 4
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Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-275) and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword: the spin-doctor and the wolf-pack; Acknowledgements; Introduction: corpora, discourse, politics and the press; Briefings as a type of discourse; Footing: who says what to whom; Voices of the press; Voices of the podium; Footing shift for attribution: 'according to the New York Times this morning'; 'Rules of engagement': the interpersonal relationship between the podium and the press; Politics, power and politeness; Conflict talk; The form of words; Metaphors of the world; Rhetoric, bluster and on-line gaffes; Evasion and pursuit; General conclusions. |
| Summary |
This book examines the relationship between the White House, in the person of its press secretary, and the press corps, through a linguistic analysis of the language used by both sides. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rhetoric -- Political aspects.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects. |
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Persuasion (Rhetoric)
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Persuasion (Rhetoric) |
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects.
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects. |
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Discourse analysis. |
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Press and politics -- United States.
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Press and politics. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Partington, Alan. Linguistics of political argument. London ; New York : Routledge, 2003 0415287138 (DLC) 2002068183 (OCoLC)50243647 |
| ISBN |
0203218256 (electronic book) |
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9780203218259 (electronic book) |
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0415287138 (Cloth) |
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9780415287135 |
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