Discourse and Communication: New Approaches to the Analysis of Mass Media Discourse and Communication (Research in Text Theory, 10)

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing. Preface Introduction: Discourse Analysis in (Mass) Communication Research Part I. Introductions, Surveys, Theories Mass Media Discourse: Message System Analysis as a Component of Cultural Indicators Text, Discourse and Mass Communication Discourse and Media Influence The Elements and Process of Communication Campaigns Structures of News in the Press Advertisements Information Retrieval and Text Analysis Persuasion and Manipulation International Communication Part II. Applications, Extensions, Critical Approaches Audio-Visual Analysis and a Grammar of Presentation Forms in News Programs: Some Mediasemiotic Considerations Media Analysis of a Presidential Speech: Impersonal Identity Forms in Discourse Rhythmic Structure of the Film Text Representations and Relations: Ideology and Power in Press and TV News Local Radio in the Communication Environment of Ethnic Minorities in Britain ‘Coillons ... Shryned in an Hogges Toord’: British News Media Discourse on ‘Race’ Two Debates on Political Violence and the Mass media: The Organisation of Intellectual Fields in Britain and Italy Biographical Notes Name Index Subject Index For outsiders it is surprising to conclude from the vast amount of mass communication research since World War II that comparatively little attention has been paid to the systematic analysis of what mass communication seems to be primarily about, viz. texts (messages, discourse, etc.). Edited By Teun A. Van Dijk. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.