Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2008

Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere

Edited by: Ruth Wodak and Veronika Koller

Volume 4 in the series Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110198980

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About this book

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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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
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Introduction: Shifting boundaries and emergent public spheres Veronika Koller and Ruth Wodak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Theoretical foundations
1. Language, communication and the public sphere: Definitions Scott Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
2. Public space, common goods, and private interests: Emergent definitions in globally mediated humanity Phil Graham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. Media discourse and the naturalisation of categories Nick Couldry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4. Language, communication and the public sphere: A perspective from feminist critical discourse analysis Michelle M. Lazar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
II. Language and communication in business
5. Advertisements and Public Relations Guy Cook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
6. Language and communication design in the marketplace Gerlinde Mautner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
7. Identity, image, impression: Corporate self-promotion and public reactions Veronika Koller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
8. Creating a “green” image in the public sphere: Corporate environmental reports in a genre perspective Aud Solbjørg Skulstad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
9. Britain™ and “corporate” national identity Lidia Michelis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
III. Language and communication in politics
10. Political terminology Paul A. Chilton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
11. Rhetoric of political speeches Martin Reisigl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
12. Dissemination and implementation of political concepts Florian Oberhuber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
13. The contribution of critical linguistics to the analysis of discriminatory prejudices and stereotypes in the language of politics Ruth Wodak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
14. Tabloidisation of political communication in the public sphere Werner Holly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
IV. Language and communication in the media
15. News genres Theo Leeuwen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
16. Specific genre features of new mass media Helmut Gruber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
17. Specific debate formats of mass media Kay Richardson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
18. The sounds of silence in the media: Censorship and self-censorship Christine Anthonissen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
19. Technology, democracy and participation in space Rodney H. Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Postgraduate students, Reaserachers and Scholars ini Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Marketing, Media Studies, Political Science, Sociology
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 462
Keywords: Applied linguistics; discourse analysis; language and social interaction

eBook

Published: August 27, 2008
ISBN: 9783110198980

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Published: May 20, 2008
ISBN: 9783110188325

Paperback

Published: June 28, 2010
ISBN: 9783110226058