Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere

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Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere

Edited by: Ruth Wodak and Veronika Koller

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2008

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Volume 4 | Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

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As you are reading this, you are finding yourself in the ubiquitous public sphere that is the Web. Ubiquitous, and yet not universally accessible. This volume addresses this dilemma of the public sphere, which is by definition open to everyone but in practice often excludes particular groups of people in particular societies at particular points in time. The guiding questions for this collection of articles are therefore: Who has access to the public sphere? How is this access enabled or disabled? Under what conditions is it granted or withheld, and by whom?

We regard the public sphere as the nodal point for the discourses of business, politics and media, and this basic assumption is also s reflected in the structure of the volume. Each of these three macro-topics comprises chapters by international scholars from a variety of disciplines and research traditions who each combine up-to-date overviews of the relevant literature with their own cutting-edge research into aspects of different public spheres such as corporate promotional communication, political rhetoric or genre features of electronic mass media.

The broad scope of the volume is perhaps best reflected in a comprehensive discussion of communication technologies ranging from conventional spoken and written formats such as company brochures, political speeches and TV shows to emerging ones like customer chat forums, political blogs and text messaging.

Due to the books' wide scope, its interdisciplinary approach and its clear structure, we are sure that whether you work in communication and media studies, linguistics, political science, sociology or marketing, you will find this handbook an invaluable guide offering state-of-the -art literature reviews and exciting new research in your field and adjacent areas.

collects international researchers from different traditions in a single compendium
combines an up-to-date overview with cutting-edge research
interdisciplinary nature of the volume

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Veronika Koller & Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK.

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Contents
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Introduction: Shifting boundaries and emergent public spheres
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Veronika Koller and Ruth Wodak

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I. Theoretical foundations
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1. Language, communication and the public sphere: Definitions
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Scott Wright

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2. Public space, common goods, and private interests: Emergent definitions in globally mediated humanity
45
Phil Graham

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3. Media discourse and the naturalisation of categories
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Nick Couldry

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4. Language, communication and the public sphere: A perspective from feminist critical discourse analysis
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Michelle M. Lazar

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II. Language and communication in business
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5. Advertisements and Public Relations
113
Guy Cook

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6. Language and communication design in the marketplace
131
Gerlinde Mautner

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7. Identity, image, impression: Corporate self-promotion and public reactions
155
Veronika Koller

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8. Creating a “green” image in the public sphere: Corporate environmental reports in a genre perspective
181
Aud Solbjørg Skulstad

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9. Britain™ and “corporate” national identity
203
Lidia Michelis

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III. Language and communication in politics
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10. Political terminology
225
Paul A. Chilton

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11. Rhetoric of political speeches
243
Martin Reisigl

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12. Dissemination and implementation of political concepts
271
Florian Oberhuber

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13. The contribution of critical linguistics to the analysis of discriminatory prejudices and stereotypes in the language of politics
291
Ruth Wodak

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14. Tabloidisation of political communication in the public sphere
317
Werner Holly

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IV. Language and communication in the media
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15. News genres
345
Theo Leeuwen

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16. Specific genre features of new mass media
363
Helmut Gruber

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17. Specific debate formats of mass media
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Kay Richardson

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18. The sounds of silence in the media: Censorship and self-censorship
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Christine Anthonissen

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19. Technology, democracy and participation in space
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Rodney H. Jones

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August 27, 2008

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May 20, 2008

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June 28, 2010

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110198980

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Keywords for this book

Applied linguistics; discourse analysis; language and social interaction

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Postgraduate students, Reaserachers and Scholars ini Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Marketing, Media Studies, Political Science, Sociology

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Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere

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About this book

Author / Editor information

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Shifting boundaries and emergent public spheres

1. Language, communication and the public sphere: Definitions

2. Public space, common goods, and private interests: Emergent definitions in globally mediated humanity

3. Media discourse and the naturalisation of categories

4. Language, communication and the public sphere: A perspective from feminist critical discourse analysis

5. Advertisements and Public Relations

6. Language and communication design in the marketplace

7. Identity, image, impression: Corporate self-promotion and public reactions

8. Creating a “green” image in the public sphere: Corporate environmental reports in a genre perspective

9. Britain™ and “corporate” national identity

10. Political terminology

11. Rhetoric of political speeches

12. Dissemination and implementation of political concepts

13. The contribution of critical linguistics to the analysis of discriminatory prejudices and stereotypes in the language of politics

14. Tabloidisation of political communication in the public sphere

15. News genres

16. Specific genre features of new mass media

17. Specific debate formats of mass media

18. The sounds of silence in the media: Censorship and self-censorship

19. Technology, democracy and participation in space

Backmatter

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