11. Rhetoric of political speeches

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xix
3. Introduction: Shifting boundaries and emergent public spheres 1
4. I. Theoretical foundations
5. 1. Language, communication and the public sphere: Definitions 21
6. 2. Public space, common goods, and private interests: Emergent definitions in globally mediated humanity 45
7. 3. Media discourse and the naturalisation of categories 67
8. 4. Language, communication and the public sphere: A perspective from feminist critical discourse analysis 89
9. II. Language and communication in business
10. 5. Advertisements and Public Relations 113
11. 6. Language and communication design in the marketplace 131
12. 7. Identity, image, impression: Corporate self-promotion and public reactions 155
13. 8. Creating a “green” image in the public sphere: Corporate environmental reports in a genre perspective 181
14. 9. Britain™ and “corporate” national identity 203
15. III. Language and communication in politics
16. 10. Political terminology 225
17. 11. Rhetoric of political speeches 243
18. 12. Dissemination and implementation of political concepts 271
19. 13. The contribution of critical linguistics to the analysis of discriminatory prejudices and stereotypes in the language of politics 291
20. 14. Tabloidisation of political communication in the public sphere 317
21. IV. Language and communication in the media
22. 15. News genres 345
23. 16. Specific genre features of new mass media 363
24. 17. Specific debate formats of mass media 383
25. 18. The sounds of silence in the media: Censorship and self-censorship 401
26. 19. Technology, democracy and participation in space 429
27. Backmatter 447