Buchumschlag
Persuasion in specialized discourse: a multidisciplinary perspective
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Degano, Chiara 1977- (HerausgeberIn), Renna, Dora (HerausgeberIn), Santulli, Francesca (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2024]
Schriftenreihe:Argumentation in context volume 22
Schlagwörter:
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Links:https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.22
https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.22
Abstract:Intro -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Introduction Genres and persuasion1 -- 1. Variation and context: The perspective of language use -- 2. Variation and context: The argumentation perspective -- 3. Linguistics and argumentation -- 4. The volume -- References -- Chapter 1 Plural conversations about argumentation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A bibliometric overview of the field -- 2.1 Identifying subdomains through source co-citations -- 2.2 An analysis of subfields -- 3. Analyzing the discourse on argumentation -- 3.1 Statistical keywords in co-citation clusters -- 3.2 Collocations of argumentation and argument across co-citation clusters -- 4. Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Establishing starting points in Editorials -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical frame -- 3. Method -- 4. Analysis -- 4.1 Questions as indicators of a proposal to accept a proposition as a starting point -- 4.1.1 Rhetorical questions with 'then' -- 4.1.2 Rhetorical questions with tag questions -- 4.2 Expressions suggesting that a starting point has been accepted -- 4.4 Accepting starting points with restrictions -- 5. Starting points and the intended audience in editorials -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Arguments and framing strategies in Italian public discourse about measures to contrast the Covid-19 pandemic -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Italian context -- 3. Pragmatic argumentation and value-based arguments -- 4. Analysis -- 4.1 Description of the corpus -- 4.2 Results of the analysis -- 4.2.1 Argument schemes -- 4.2.2 Framing strategies used to describe the virus -- 4.2.3 Framing strategies used to describe the restrictive measures -- 5. Values in the arguments supporting adherence to restrictive measures -- 6. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 4 Press releases of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers.
"The volume aims to advance understanding of argumentative practices in different communicative contexts, with special regard for those with heightened public resonance: politics, media, and public debate in general. Furthermore, it intends to explore the linguistic aspects of argumentation, including both explicit codification, with the related issue of indicators, and the activation of implicit meanings. Bringing together different paradigms to account for the relations between contextual factors and discourse realizations, the contributions articulate around three foci, placing emphasis on one or more of them: the communicative purpose within a given genre or activity type; the argumentative and linguistic features of the investigated discourses, among which prototypical patterns, argumentative styles, and implicit meanings; the assessment of argumentation quality and strategies to cope with illegitimate practices"--
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Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 268 Seiten)
ISBN:9789027246516
DOI:10.1075/aic.22

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