Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting A Cross-Cultural Perspective /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Zhang, Grace (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Parvaresh, Vahid (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Motion pictures and television.; Discourse analysis.; Pragmatics.; Comparative linguistics.; Chinese language.; Culture.; Australasia.; Screen Studies.; Discourse Analysis.; Comparative Linguistics.; Chinese.; Australasian Culture.

This innovative book examines, from a cross-cultural perspective, the elasticity of language in the popular talent show The Voice. The study discusses how and why elastic language is used in persuasion and comforting. The comparisons made throughout the book between Chinese and English highlight the...