| Evaluation and Stance in War News: A Linguistic Analysis of American, British and Italian Television News Reporting of the 2003 Iraqi War Contributor(s): Haarman, Louann (Editor), Lombardo, Linda (Editor), Louann Haarman (Editor) |
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ISBN: 144118242X ISBN-13: 9781441182425 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 302.234 |
| LCCN: 2012371593 |
| Series: Corpus and Discourse |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.71 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a world in which advanced communication technologies have made the reporting of disasters and conflicts (also in the form of breaking news) a familiar and 'normalised' activity, the information we present here about television news reporting of the 2003 war in Iraq has implications that go beyond this particular conflict. Evaluation and Stance in War News functions as a tool kit for the critical evaluation of language in the news, both as raw data in need of interpretation and as carefully packaged products of 'information management' in need of 'unpacking'. The chapters offer an array of theoretical and empirical instruments for revealing, identifying, sifting, weighing and connecting patterns of language use that construct messages. These messages carry with them world views and value systems that can either create an ever wider divide or serve to build bridges between peoples and countries. |