News Discourse In Early Modern Britain Selected Papers Of Chined 2004 30 Linguistic Insights

News Discourse In Early Modern Britain Selected Papers Of Chined 2004 30 Linguistic Insights
This volume contains a selection of the papers presented at the Conference on Historical News Discourse (CHINED) that was held in Florence (Italy) on 2-3 September 2004. The aim of the Conference was to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent research in the field of news discourse in early modern Britain. The first section of the volume focuses on news discourse in serial publications while the second part examines aspects of news language in non-serial works. Contributions include synchronic and diachronic analyses of reportage, polemic, propaganda, review journalism and advertisements in a wide range of texts including newsletters, pamphlets and newspapers. Each section is structured chronologically so that the reader can appreciate aspects of the general historical development of news discourse. The variety of topics and methodologies reflects some of the most interesting research being carried out in the field.
Nº de Páginas: 310
Encadernação: Capa Mole / Paperback
Tema: Historical & comparative linguistics