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International news reporting : metapragmatic metaphors and the U-2 /

With reference to a brief description of inherent properties of the international news reporting process in a free press tradition, Verschueren criticizes their being neglected in linguistic approaches to the language of the media. In an attempt to illustrate the potential contribution of functional...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verschueren, Jef
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1985.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; VI:5.
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  • INTERNATIONALNEWS REPORTING: Metapragmatic Metaphors and the U-2; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; 1. THE FREE PRESS AS INEVITABLE TARGET; 1.0. Introduction; 1.1. The event; 1.2. The reporting; 1.3. The uptake; 1.4. Two predictions and a moral; 2. LINGUISTS AND THE MEDIA: ELEMENTS OF A CIRCUS TRIAL; 2.0. Introduction; 2.1. Jalbert, Shaba, Time, and Newsweek; 2.2. Like-minded judges; 2.3 Relevant questions; 3. A CASE STUDY: THE TOPIC; 3.0. Introduction: The U-2 incident; 3.1. Metapragmatic terms; 3.2. Metapragmatic metaphors; 3.3. The topic.