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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-101403934290
ISBN-139781403934291
eBay Product ID (ePID)66596430
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTelevision Discourse : Analysing Language in the Media
SubjectCommunication Studies, Media Studies, Linguistics / Semantics, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorNuria Lorenzo-Dus
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2008-037604
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal302.23/45014
Table Of ContentAbbreviations List of Extracts, Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: STORYTELLING Storytelling...or the Entertaining Construction of Reality Once Upon a Time in a Documentary Once Upon a Time in a Talk Show PART II: CLOSENESS Closeness...or How Television Gets Up Close and Personal Live News and Closeness 'Close' Talk and Moral Worthiness PART III: CONFLICT Conflict...or the Rise of Spectacular Incivility Emotional Conflict Talk and Reality Television Conflict Talk and Politics PART IV: PERSUASION Persuasion...or the Art of Occultatio Persuasion, Politics and Television Persuasion and Lifestyle Television Interacting in a Broadcast Medium: Some Final Words Glossary Guide to Further Reading Bibliography Index.
SynopsisWhat is the connection between what is said on TV and how it is said? Structured around 4 key features of the current broadcast landscape (storytelling, closeness, conflict and persuasion), Television Discourse examines the specific forms and structures of talk across media genres as varied as reality shows and political interviews., What is the connection between what is said on TV and how it is said? Structured around four key features of the current broadcast landscape (storytelling, closeness, conflict and persuasion), Television Discourse examines the specific forms and structures of talk across media genres as varied as reality shows and political interviews.