Language and manipulation in House of Cards : a pragma-stylistic perspective /: a pragma-stylistic perspective. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sandrine Sorlin.
• Authors: Sorlin, Sandrine
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; 1: Power & (Fictional) Politics; The Original Novel and€the€'Fictionalization' of€Politics; A Pragma-Stylistic Approach; Manipulation: Definitions and€Theories; Theoretical Frameworks; Book Structure; References; 2: Macrostructure and€Linguistic Characterization; House of€Cards as€a€Modern Tale; Revisiting Greimas's Actantial Model; Pragmatics and€Ideology; From a€Narrative Framework to€a€Model of€Pragmatic Interaction; The (Anti- )Hero's 'Expressive Identity'; Power Relations in€the€Chain of€Being; Spatiotemporal Metaphors. Visual and€Textual GrammarReferences; 3: Concealing, Distorting and€Creating Reality; A Postmodern Political Series: The€Era of€(Meta)Communication; Creating News: Media and€Politics; Controlling Public Opinion; Impression Management; Fabricating Possible Worlds; Manipulating Pragmatic Inferences; Insinuating; Counterfactuality; Misinformation; Metadiscursive Deception; Re-Naming and€Euphemizing; Re-Labelling; Words as€Pragmatic Tools; Illusory Perceptions; References; 4: Manipulative Moves: Between Persuasion and€Coercion; Towards a€Pragma-Rhetorical Theory of€Manipulation. A 'Manipulative Principle'? The Parasitic Nature of Manipulation; Manipulating Persuasion: Argumentative and Cognitive Views; Negotiating; Constraining Interpretative Effects; A Continuum Between Manipulation and Coercion; Paternalistic Manipulativeness; Coercive Power and Degree of Optionality; Manipulative Threats; References; 5: The Art of Winning Over through Face-­Work: Success and Failure; Hybrid Face Acts: The Polite Impoliteness of Cajoling Discourse; Provoking vs Seducing; Provocation: Crushing Face Claims and 'Sociality Rights' 'Seduce Him. Give Him Your Heart. Cut It Out and€Put It in€His Fucking Hands' Manipulation Seen Through; Fake Pos-Politeness Exposed; Dismissed Seduction and€Fake Teasing; Face Sensitivities in€the€Underwood Couple; References; 6: Aesthetic Manipulation; Keys to€the€Success of€House of€Cards; Suspense, Surprises and€Shakespearian Echoes; The Power of€the€Second-Person Address; The Cognitive and€Stylistic Manipulation of€the€Viewer; A Rhetoric of€Certainty; Rooting for€the€Anti-Hero; References; 7: Concluding Remarks: Reciprocation and€(Im)Politeness. Behind-the-Scenes Politics: Interdependency and€Constraints The Debt/Credit Equation; Media Influence; Manipulative (Im)Politeness; A Cross-Disciplinary Approach; Towards a€Less Irenic Philosophy of€Language; References; Appendix; Reference; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.45/72; Linguistics; PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Performing Arts -- General; Art -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Pragmatics; Social Science -- Media Studies; Semantics, discourse analysis, etc; Film, TV & radio; The arts: general issues; Semantics & pragmatics; Media studies; Cognitive grammar; Motion pictures and television; Arts; Pragmatics; Linguistics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137558480; 1137558482
• Related ISBNs: 9781137558473; 1137558474
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 15, 2016).
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