The Pragmatics of Political Discourse : Explorations across cultures / edited by Anita Fetzer, University of Augsburg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fetzer, Anita, 1958- editor.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 228.

Pragmatics & beyond

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis--Political aspects.

Discourse analysis.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

vi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2013]

Contents:

The multilayered and multifaceted nature of political discourse / Anita Fetzer

Political discourse from above : Parliamentary discourse. On the metapragmatics of British, German and Russian political questions and answers / Maria Sivenkova ; The discursive practice of addressing in the Romanian Parliament / Rǎzvan Sǎfioiu

Political discourse mediated : Interviews. Argumentation in broadcast election campaign discourse : towards a rhetorical reconstruction / Margareth Sandvik ; Strategie manoeuvring in a political interview : the case of responding to an accusation of inconsistency / Corina Andone ; The communication of certainty and uncertainty in Italian political media discourses / Ilaria Riccioni, Ramona Bongelli and Andrzej Zuczkowski ; Political irony : constructing reeiprocal positioning in the news interview / Elda Weizman

Political discourse from below : Phone-ins and letters. The effect of irony in radio talk-back programmes in Israel / Zohar Livnat and Gonen Dori-Hacohen ; 'Motions of support' and the communicative act of thanking in political discourse / Eric A. Anchimbe

Index of names

Index of terms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789027256331

9027256330

OCLC:

814982175