In:The Manipulative Disguise of Truth: Tricks and threats of implicit communication
Viviana Masia
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 322] 2021
► pp. 97–120
Chapter 4Manipulation in news discourse
The function of presuppositions in the language of journalism
Published online: 12 May 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.322.c4
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.322.c4
Article outline
- 4.1Introduction
- 4.2News language and manipulation
- 4.3Text comprehension within “good enough” perspectives on language processing
- 4.4Data analysis: Functions of presuppositions in Italian news language
- 4.4.1The corpus
- 4.5Types of presupposed content
- 4.5.1Presupposition and neutral information
- 4.5.2Evaluative presuppositions
- 4.5.3Presupposition and blasting
- 4.5.4Presupposition and irony
- 4.6Distribution of presuppositions and content types in the Italian press
- 4.7Discussion
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