Television discourse : analysing language in the media
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Television discourse : analysing language in the media
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-226) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations.- 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.
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