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9781403934284

Television Discourse Analysing Language in the Media

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    9781403934284

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    1403934282

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-12-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

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 exploitative shows and political interviews.

Author Biography

Nuria Lorenzo-Dus is Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts at Swansea University, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Storytelling
Storytelling or the entertaining construction of reality
Once upon a time in a documentary
Once upon a time in a talk show
Closeness
Closeness or how television gets up close and personal
Live news and closeness
"Close" talk and moral worthiness
Conflict
Conflict or the rise of spectacular incivility
"Raw" conflict talk on television
Conflict talk and Politics
Persuasion
Persuasion or the art of occultation
Persuasion, politics and television
Persuasion and lifestyle television
Interacting in broadcast medium: Some final words
References
Appendix
Index
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