Linguistic, intercultural and semiotic contrasts of obituaries
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Bernd Spillner
Abstract
This paper is a contribution to contrastive textology of media discourse. After linguistic definitions of text type (Textsorte) and bimodal texts (constituted by verbal and non-verbal elements) the text type obituary is characterized as an advertisement in a daily newspaper announcing death of a person – normally before the funeral. The examples are analysed and compared by linguistic and semiotic methods, showing textual, intercultural and semiotic particularities.
Abstract
This paper is a contribution to contrastive textology of media discourse. After linguistic definitions of text type (Textsorte) and bimodal texts (constituted by verbal and non-verbal elements) the text type obituary is characterized as an advertisement in a daily newspaper announcing death of a person – normally before the funeral. The examples are analysed and compared by linguistic and semiotic methods, showing textual, intercultural and semiotic particularities.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Approaching contrastive media analysis 1
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Section 1. One language – one culture?
- Crosscultural perspectives on advice 11
- Global and local representations of Cambodia 47
- Contrastive news discourse analysis from a pragmatic perspective 67
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Section 2. Culture in communication – culture as communication?
- Film subtitles and the conundrum of linguistic and cultural representation 101
- Linguistic, intercultural and semiotic contrasts of obituaries 123
- Language and culture in minor media text types 145
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Section 3. Does nation matter?
- Italianicity goes global 179
- What defines news culture? 201
- Genre matters 219
- Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Approaching contrastive media analysis 1
-
Section 1. One language – one culture?
- Crosscultural perspectives on advice 11
- Global and local representations of Cambodia 47
- Contrastive news discourse analysis from a pragmatic perspective 67
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Section 2. Culture in communication – culture as communication?
- Film subtitles and the conundrum of linguistic and cultural representation 101
- Linguistic, intercultural and semiotic contrasts of obituaries 123
- Language and culture in minor media text types 145
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Section 3. Does nation matter?
- Italianicity goes global 179
- What defines news culture? 201
- Genre matters 219
- Index 245
