Viral Discourse

Herausgeber: Jones, Rodney H

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Produktbeschreibung

This Element consists of ten short pieces written by prominent discourse analysts in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each piece focuses on a different aspect of the pandemic, from the debate over wearing face masks to the metaphors used by politicians and journalists in different countries to talk about the virus.

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Produktdetails

• Elements in Applied Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 172g
• ISBN-13: 9781108986625
• ISBN-10: 1108986625
• Artikelnr.: 60862738

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: are discourse analysts 'essential workers' Rodney H.
Jones; 2. The veil of civilization and the semiotics of the mask Rodney H.
Jones; 3. Communicating expertise in the COVID-19 pandemic: a genre
analytical perspective Christoph Hafner; 4. Face masks and cultural
identity on YouTube Wing Yee Jenifer Ho; 5. Investigating media
representations of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK, USA and Germany: what can a
comparative corpus-based discourse analysis contribute to our understanding
of the pandemic? Sylvia Jaworska; 6. Sense and sensibility: urban public
signs during a pandemic Zhu Hua; 7. When the internet gets 'coronafied':
pandemic creativity and humour in internet memes Erhan Aslan; 8.
#HateIsAVirus: talking about COVID-19 'hate' Carmen Lee; 9. Order out of
chaos: coronavirus communication and the construction of competence Rodney
H. Jones; 10. How to make sense of communication and interaction in a
pandemic Elisabetta Amadi.