Semi-institutional discourse: The case of talk shows
2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0378-2166(99)00133-2
ISSN1879-1387
Autores Tópico(s)Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
ResumoThis paper explores the nature of the talk show as a particular instance of broadcast discourse, which is envisaged both as a media product and as an ongoing talk-oriented process. The analysis focuses on the discursive features of the talk show, regarded as a host-controlled, participant-shaped and audience-evaluated speech event. The approach taken here draws on recent research in conversation- and discourse-analysis, pragmatics, critical linguistics, philosophy of language, and media and cultural studies. By focusing on excerpts taken from two American talk shows (the Oprah Winfrey show and the Geraldo Rivera show), this study is intended to capture the distinguishing features of the talk show by comparing it with casual conversation, on the one hand, and with institutional interaction, on the other. It is proposed that one of the major distinguishing features of talk shows is their semi-institutional nature, i.e. they exhibit a mixture of characteristics pertaining to both casual conversation and institutional discourse in terms of discursive configuration and goal, participant role assignment and role switching, talk and topic control.
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