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Title Political discourse in the media : cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Anita Fetzer and Gerda Eva Lauerbach.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 379 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Pragmatics & beyond new series ; v. 160
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 160.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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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Subject Mass media -- Political aspects.
Mass media -- Political aspects.
Mass media and language.
Mass media and language.
Discourse analysis -- Political aspects.
Discourse analysis -- Political aspects.
Discourse analysis.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Fetzer, Anita, 1958-
Lauerbach, Gerda.
Other Form: Print version: Political discourse in the media. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007 (DLC) 2007009990
ISBN 9789027292278 (electronic book)
9027292272 (electronic book)
9027254036 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9789027254030 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9789027254030 (hardback ; alkaline paper)