In:The Pragmatics of Political Discourse: Explorations across cultures
Edited by Anita Fetzer
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 228] 2013
► pp. v–vi
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Table of contents
The multilayered and multifaceted nature of political discourse
Part I. Political discourse from above: Parliamentary discourse
On the metapragmatics of British, German and Russian political questions and answers
The discursive practice of addressing in the Romanian Parliament
Part II. Political discourse mediated: Interviews
Argumentation in broadcast election campaign discourse: Towards a rhetorical reconstruction
Strategic manoeuvring in a political interview: The case of responding to an accusation of inconsistency
The communication of certainty and uncertainty in Italian political media discourses
Political irony: Constructing reciprocal positioning in the news interview
Part III. Political discourse from below: Phone-ins and letters
The effect of irony in radio talk-back programmes in Israel
‘Motions of support’ and the communicative act of thanking in political discourse
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