The Pragmatics Of Political Discourse: Explorations Across Cultures (pragmatics & Beyond New Series)
by Anita Fetzer /
2013 / English / PDF
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The volume promotes a pragmatic perspective to the analysis of
political discourse as multilayered mediated discourse. The
chapters cross the disciplinary and methodological boundaries of
speech act theory, social positioning theory, and argumentation
theory and rhetorics. They address the strategic use of address
terms and irony, the form and function of questions, and the
expression of certainty in the contexts of parliamentary discourse,
interview, talkshow, phone-in programme and motion of support
across different discourse domains. Different cultural contexts are
represented, including Africa, the Middle East, different parts of
Europe and the United States.
The volume promotes a pragmatic perspective to the analysis of
political discourse as multilayered mediated discourse. The
chapters cross the disciplinary and methodological boundaries of
speech act theory, social positioning theory, and argumentation
theory and rhetorics. They address the strategic use of address
terms and irony, the form and function of questions, and the
expression of certainty in the contexts of parliamentary discourse,
interview, talkshow, phone-in programme and motion of support
across different discourse domains. Different cultural contexts are
represented, including Africa, the Middle East, different parts of
Europe and the United States.
