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almahu_9947362793302882
Format:
310 p. :
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12 figures, 22.
ISBN:
9781137313461 :
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1137313463 :
Content:
This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cultural contexts, including dating shows in China and Spain, docudramas in Argentina and New Zealand, and talent shows in the UK and USA.
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Electronic book text.
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Epublication based on: 9780230368712, 2013.
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Introduction PART I: THE REALITY OF DISCOURSE AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: THEORY, APPROACHES, PRACTICES 1. The Discourse of Reality Television-- Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich 2. Discourse Analysis Approaches to the Study of Reality Television-- Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich PART II: REALITY TELEVISION AND IDENTITY 3. How 'Real' is Reality Television in China? On the Success of a Chinese Dating Programme-- Chris Shei 4. The (inter)play of Nationality, Religiosity and Gender: Textual Mechanisms for the Rich Representation of Israeli Identity on a Reality Race Gamedoc-- Michal Hamo 5. 'There's no harm, is there, in letting your emotions out':cA Multimodal Perspective on Language, Emotion and Identity-- Monika Bednarek 6. The Aesthetics of Poverty and Crime on Argentinean Reality Television-- Laura Pardo 7. Heroic Endeavours: Flying High in New Zealand Reality Television-- Philippa Smith PART III: REALITY TELEVISION AND AGGRESSION 8. (Im)politeness and Exploitative TV in Britain and North America: The X Factor and American Idol-- Jonathan Culpeper and Oliver Holmes 9. Impoliteness in US/UK Talent Shows: A Diachronic Study of the Evolution of a Genre-- Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Patricia Bou-Franch and Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich 10. 'No eres inteligente ni para tener amigos... Pues anda que tu' ['You are not even clever enough to have any friends... Look who's talking!']: A Quantitative Analysis of the Production and Reception of Impoliteness in Present-day Spanish Reality Television-- Jose Luis Blas Arroyo 11. 'You are killing your kids': Understanding Impoliteness on a Family-health-makeover Reality TV Show-- Cynthia Gordon 12. Moments of tTruth: Telling it Like it is on the Jeremy Kyle Show-- Andrew Tolson Index.
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Language:
English
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