The language work of speechwriters / Gwynne Mapes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mapes, Gwynne, author.

Series:

Key topics in applied linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speechwriting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"The work of speechwriters is prominent in political discourse, yet the writers themselves remain in the shadows of the powerful, public figures they work for. This book throws the spotlight on these invisible wordsmiths, illuminating not only what they do, but also why it matters. Based on ethnographic research in the US American speechwriting community, it investigates the ways in which speechwriters talk about their professional practices, and also the material procedures which guide the production of their deliverables. Relying on a robust collection of various genres of discursive data, Mapes focuses on the primary rhetorical strategies which characterize speechwriters' discourse, neatly exposing how they are beholden to a linguistic marketplace entrenched in ideological and socioeconomic struggle. Providing fascinating insights into an understudied and relatively misunderstood profession, this book is essential reading for academic researchers and students in applied linguistics, discourse studies, linguistic and cultural anthropology, and sociolinguistics."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Parameters of professionalism

Invisibility, craft, virtue

Invisibility, materiality, and erasure

Craft, creativity, and distinction

Virtue, transgression, and value

Reappraising language work

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 6. 2025)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781009539869

1009539868

OCLC:

1528630646

Publisher Number:

CIPO000251879