In:Political Discourse in the Media: Cross-cultural perspectives
Edited by Anita Fetzer and Gerda Eva Lauerbach
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 160] 2007
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 27 June 2007
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.160.toc
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Table of contents
Acknowledgementsvii
Part I. Introduction1
Political discourse in the media: Cross-cultural perspectives
Part II. From linguistic device to discourse practice29
Presupposition and ‘taking-for-granted’ in mass communicated political argument. An illustration from British, Flemish and Swedish political colloquy
Metaphors in election night television coverage in Britain, the United States and Germany
Part III. Discursive practice in political interviews107
"Are you saying ...?" A cross-cultural analysis of interviewing practices in TV election night coverages
Represented discourse in answers: A cross-cultural perspective on French and British political interviews
Challenges in political interviews: An intercultural analysis
Variation in interviewing styles: Challenge and support in Al-Jazeera and on Israeli television
Part IV. Media events: From public address to election nights225
Christmas Messages by heads of state: Multimodality and media adaptations
Information meets entertainment: a visual analysis of election night TV programs across cultures
Presenting television election nights in Britain, the United States and Germany: Cross-cultural analyses
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