Annette Becker
List of John Benjamins publications in which Annette Becker is involved.
2011 Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviews Contrastive Pragmatics, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 5–22 | Article
Speakers regulary use modality and other resources from the appraisal system of engagement to position themselves intersubjectively. In doing so, they modify the discursive space for the voices of others. This is particularly relevant in political media interviews, especially in questions with… read more
2009 Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviews Contrastive Pragmatics, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 5–22 | Article
Speakers regulary use modality and other resources from the appraisal system of engagement to position themselves intersubjectively. In doing so, they modify the discursive space for the voices of others. This is particularly relevant in political media interviews, especially in questions with… read more
2007 "Are you saying ...?" A cross-cultural analysis of interviewing practices in TV election night coverages Political Discourse in the Media: Cross-cultural perspectives, Fetzer, Anita and Gerda Eva Lauerbach (eds.), pp. 109–137 | Article
2007 The appropriateness of questions Context and Appropriateness: Micro meets macro, Fetzer, Anita (ed.), pp. 147–166 | Article
When is a question appropriate? In Recontextualizing Context, Fetzer (2004) distinguishes between “grammaticality” and “appropriateness” of sentences and utterances. Appropriateness, other than grammaticality, is a socio-cultural construct. Whereas the grammaticality of sentences may be judged… read more
2007 Between “us” and “them”: Two TV interviews with German chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the run-up to the Iraq war Discourse, War and Terrorism, Hodges, Adam and Chad Nilep (eds.), pp. 161–183 | Chapter