Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere

This volume brings together research from different traditions which maps the vast territory of language and communication in the public sphere from a variety of angles, including (critical) discourse analysis, genre theory and media studies. The book is divided into the three broad fields of business, politics and media, ensuring the interdisciplinary nature of the volume. Every contribution provides the state of the art of the respective field as well as most relevant theoretical frameworks, a discussion of methodologies and some empirical examples. The book addresses students and researchers in various fields of the Social Sciences. Key features: collects international researchers from different traditions in a single compendium combines an up-to-date overview with cutting-edge research interdisciplinary nature of the volume

HAL 4 - Handbook of Language and Communication in the Public Sphere Table of Contents Introduction: Shifting boundaries and emergent public spheres (Veronika Koller and Ruth Wodak); Part A: Theoretical Foundations; 1. Language, communication and the public sphere: definitions (Scott Wright); 2. Public space, common goods, and private interests: emergent definitions in globally mediated humanity (Phil Graham); 3. Media discourse and the naturalisation of categories (Nick Couldry); 4. Language, communication and the public sphere: a feminist critical discourse perspective (Michelle M. Lazar); Part B: Language and Communication in Business; 5. Advertisements and Public Relations (Guy Cook); 6. Language and communication design in the marketplace (Gerlinde Mautner); 7. Identity, image, impression: corporate self-promotion and public reactions (Veronika Koller); 8. Creating a 'green' image in the public sphere: corporate environmental reports in a genre perspective (Aud Solbjorg Skulstad); 9. Britain[trademark] and 'corporate' national identity (Lidia De Michelis); Part C: Language and Communication in Politics; 10. Political terminology (Paul Chilton); 11. Rhetoric of political speeches (Martin Reisigl); 12. Dissemination and implementation of political concepts (Florian Oberhuber); 13. The contribution of critical linguistics to the analysis of discriminatory prejudices and stereotypes in the language of politics (Ruth Wodak); 14. Tabloidisation of political communication in the public sphere (Werner Holly); Part D: Language and Communication in the Media; 15. News genres (Theo van Leeuwen); 16. Specific genre features of new mass media (Helmut Gruber); 17. Specific debate formats of mass media (Kay Richardson); 18. The sounds.