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Real Talk: Reality Television and Discourse Analysis in Action

Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich author N Lorenzo-Dus editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:29th Nov '13

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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.

'Overall, the collection convincingly offers insights into theories, methodologies and topics of relevance to the study of language use in reality TV shows from a discourse analytic perspective. This carefully edited work is highly recommended for scholars working in media linguistics and discourse analysis, especially those who work on identity construction, (im)politeness and genre.' - Journal of Pragmatics

ISBN: 9780230368712

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 4925g

296 pages