In:Mapping Genres, Mapping Culture: Japanese texts in context
Edited by Elizabeth A. Thomson, Motoki Sano and Helen de Silva Joyce
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 281] 2017
► pp. 119–136
Chapter 5An analysis of Japanese news stories
Generic structure and semantic formation
Published online: 7 December 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.281.05was
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.281.05was
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Types of Japanese newspapers and news stories
- 3.The organisation of Japanese news stories: genre analysis
- 3.1Nucleus: the Headline and Lead
- 3.2Satellites: the body of news stories
- 4.The inner organisation of stages: phase analysis
- 5.Conclusion
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