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Autore |
Sorlin Sandrine |
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Titolo |
Language and Manipulation in House of Cards [[electronic resource] ] : A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective / / by Sandrine Sorlin |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIII, 267 p. 14 illus., 11 illus. in color.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cognitive grammar |
Language and languages—Style |
Motion pictures and television |
Arts |
Pragmatics |
Communication |
Sociology |
Cognitive Linguistics |
Stylistics |
Screen Studies |
Media Research |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1 Power and (fictional) politics -- Chapter 2 Macrostructure and linguistic characterisation -- Chapter 3 Concealing, distorting and creating reality -- Chapter 4 Manipulative moves: Between persuasion and coercion -- Chapter 5 The art of winning over through face-work: success and failure -- Chapter 6 Aesthetic manipulation -- Chapter 7 Concluding remarks: Reciprocation and (im)politeness. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is to date the first monograph-length study of the popular American political TV series House of Cards. It proposes an encompassing analysis of the first three seasons from the unusual angles of discourse and dialogue. The study of the stylistic idiosyncrasies of the ruthless main protagonist, Frank Underwood, is |
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