The Pragmatics of political discourse : explorations across cultures / / Edited by Anita Fetzer, University of Augsburg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962153203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 2013
• ISBN: 9781299440203; 1299440207; 9789027272393; 9027272395
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: Pragmatics & beyond new series, , 0922-842X ; ; Volume 228
• Classificazione: ES 155
• Altri autori (Persone): FetzerAnita <1958->
• Disciplina: 320.01/4
• Soggetti: Discourse analysis - Political aspects; Pragmatics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The Pragmatics of Political Discourse; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; The multilayered and multifaceted nature of political discourse; 1. Introduction; 2. The dynamics of political discourse; The contributions; Acknowledgement; References; I. Political discourse from above: Parliamentary discourse; On the metapragmatics of British, German and Russian political questions and answers; 1. Introduction; 2. The types of critical meta-moves in political question-answer sessions; 3. The types of meta-responses in political question-answer sessions; 4. Patterns of metacommunicative counter-attacks in question-answer sessions 5. Concluding remarks; References; The discursive practice of addressing in the Romanian Parliament; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous work on parliamentary debates; 3. Setting the scene; 4. Description of the corpus; 5. Initial discursive practices: Forms of address in the Romanian Parliament; 6. Discussion; 7. Conclusion; References; II. Political discourse mediated: Interviews; Argumentation in broadcast election campaign discourse: Towards a rhetorical reconstruction; 1. Introduction; 2. Reconstruction procedures; 3. Election campaign discourse 4. Towards a rhetorical reconstruction; ; References; Appendix; Strategic manoeuvring in a political interview: The case of responding to an accusation of inconsist; 1. Introduction; 2. Accusations of inconsistency as a form of criticism; 3. Exploiting commitments in political interviews; 4. Strategic manoeuvering in practice; 5. Conclusion; References; The communication of certainty and uncertainty in Italian political media discourses; 1. Introduction; 2. The study; 3. Conclusions; References; Transcription notes; Appendix; Political irony: Constructing reciprocal positioning in the news interview 1. Introduction; 2. Positioning; 3. Direct and indirect positioning; 4. Conclusion; References; III. Political discourse from below: Phone-ins and letters; The effect of irony in radio talk-back programmes in Israel; 1. Introduction; 2. The effect of irony; 3. Corpus; 4. Analysis: Zehavi's use of irony; 5. Conclusions; References; 'Motions of support' and the communicative act of thanking in political discourse; Prologue; 1. Introduction; 2. Motions of support and the public-private sphere; 3. Thanking as speech act or communicative act 4. Political discourse and sociocultural norms; 5. Thanking in MoS: Towards a taxonomy; 6. Wording and intention in MoS; 7. Conclusion; References; Index of names; Index of terms
• Sommario/riassunto: Using political discourses produced from below, i.e. by the common people in Cameroon rather than by prominent politicians, this chapter illustrates how the social act of thanking is realised in the written political discourse sub-genre called 'motions of support'. These are letters read on radio or TV or published in newspapers, addressed to the president thanking him for a political favour or action deemed beneficial to the group writing the motion. In most of these open letters, groups of people extend thanks to the president for appointing a member of their community, ethnic group, town,

Greener Manufacturing and Operations : From Design to Delivery and Back / / Joseph Sarkis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910974203703321
• Autore: Sarkis Joseph
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, : Greenleaf Pub., 2001; London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017
• ISBN: 1-351-28222-0; 1-351-28223-9; 1-351-28224-7; 1-909493-22-8
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Classificazione: 83.63; 43.63
• Altri autori (Persone): SarkisJoseph
• Disciplina: 658.5
• Soggetti: Industrial management - Environmental aspects; Industrial ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Operations strategy and policy -- pt. 2. Manufacturing and operations practice -- pt. 3. Tools for managing greener manufacturing and operations -- pt. 4. Case studies.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This timely work examines one core corporate function that has a profound and direct impact on corporate environmental performance - manufacturing and operations. This area has been of concern in recent years to researchers and practitioners in fields ranging from the social and natural sciences to management and technical engineering. The book reflects this diversity with global contributions on topics such as design for the environment, total quality environmental management, green supply chains, reverse logistics, environmental management systems and standards, industrial ecology, closed-loop manufacturing, life-cycle management, pollution prevention (P2), environmental technologies and energy efficiency. The aim and scope of Greener Manufacturing and Operations is to capture state-of-the-art and future practices in environmental manufacturing and operations practices and issues in one concise volume. The book is therefore a fluid mix of case ; studies, empirical research, and applied theoretical works incorporating both conceptual ideas whose time will come to practical applications which managers and practitioners can apply immediately. Comprehensive in its coverage of the key issues, contributions range from a focus on the internal operations of a single function within an organization to a consideration of industrial manufacturing practices from a macro-economic level. A number of levels of decision-making are also represented: from long-term strategic issues such as supply chain design, to traditional short-term operations decision-making and planning issues such as production planning. Many of the principles developed and presented here can also be extended to the more general process management of service organizations. The book is organized into four major sections: operations strategy and policy; manufacturing and operations practice; tools for managing greener operations and manufacturing; and, finally, case studies. Greener Manufacturing and Operations will be an essential aid for managers, engineers, students, researchers, and consultants wishing to understand the various issues, principles, and tools for managing the operations and manufacturing function in a more environmentally-benign and sustainable manner."--Provided by publisher.