LEADER 02889nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910456262703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-33456-5 010 $a9786612334566 010 $a1-4438-1229-3 035 $a(CKB)2430000000015597 035 $a(EBL)1114154 035 $a(OCoLC)827209498 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308432 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12080537 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308432 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258027 035 $a(PQKB)11209108 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1114154 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1114154 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10655329 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL233456 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000015597 100 $a20090313d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRhetorical aspects of discourse in present-day society$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Lotte Dam, Lise-Lotte Holmgreen and Jeanne Strunck 210 $aNewcastle upon Tyne $cCambridge Scholars$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (425 p.) 300 $a"This volume is a selection of papers presented at the first conference on 'Rhetoric in Society' held at Aalborg University, Denmark, in November 2006."--Preface. 311 $a1-84718-659-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Rhetoric in political discourse -- pt. 2. Rhetoric in journalism discourse -- pt. 3. Rhetoric in organisational discourse. 330 $aSince antiquity, the notion of rhetoric has been associated with Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian. Their theories are central to the understanding that, on the one hand, rhetoric can be used for persuading and convincing an audience, and on the other, for becoming an eloquent speaker. Based on this understanding, the study of rhetoric was for many years regarded by scholars as a meaningless enterprise as it was perceived as a study of linguistic ornamentation. However, in the beginning of t... 606 $aRhetoric$xSocial aspects$vCongresses 606 $aVerbal ability$xSocial aspects$vCongresses 606 $aCommunication in politics$vCongresses 606 $aBusiness communication$vCongresses 606 $aJournalism$xLanguage$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRhetoric$xSocial aspects 615 0$aVerbal ability$xSocial aspects 615 0$aCommunication in politics 615 0$aBusiness communication 615 0$aJournalism$xLanguage 676 $a302.224 701 $aDam$b Lotte$0933569 701 $aHolmgreen$b Lise-Lotte$0933570 701 $aStrunck$b Jeanne$0933571 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456262703321 996 $aRhetorical aspects of discourse in present-day society$92101790 997 $aUNINA