Exploring LanguageAddison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated, 1997 - Language Arts & Disciplines |
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... Journalese as a Second Tongue John Leo 25 TV News : All the World in Pictures Neil Postman and Steve Powers 27 In Depth , but Shallowly Dave Barry Dumbing Down : TV Talk - Show Talk Tom Shachtman 32 REMAKING THE NEWS : JOURNALISM OR ...
... Journalese as a Second Tongue John Leo 25 TV News : All the World in Pictures Neil Postman and Steve Powers 27 In Depth , but Shallowly Dave Barry Dumbing Down : TV Talk - Show Talk Tom Shachtman 32 REMAKING THE NEWS : JOURNALISM OR ...
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... journalese is a set of common phrases and descriptions used by news reporters . While they color the prose of a story , such phrases are really handy clichés that do not always say what is meant . Leo says that while journalese ...
... journalese is a set of common phrases and descriptions used by news reporters . While they color the prose of a story , such phrases are really handy clichés that do not always say what is meant . Leo says that while journalese ...
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... journalese and the way it works . The sarcasm reaches varying degrees , from subtle ( " since print journalists can't do this , except when reading out loud to spouse and children ” ) to direct ( " adjectives in journalese are as ...
... journalese and the way it works . The sarcasm reaches varying degrees , from subtle ( " since print journalists can't do this , except when reading out loud to spouse and children ” ) to direct ( " adjectives in journalese are as ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
SOME PERSONAL BEGINNINGS | 8 |
Talking in the New Land | 14 |
Copyright | |
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