Discursive Norms in Blogging

DISCURSIVE NORMS IN BLOGGING Abstract The article proposes an empirical research of blogging practices associated with the negotiation of the community identity. The data are verbal exchanges on Victor Ciutacu’s blog “Vorbe Grele” [“Harsh Words”]. The participants in blogging reveal...

ABSTRACT This research consists in the analysis of one of Ashley Mote’s political speeches, from the point of view of the speaker’s use of the modal verbs that contribute to the mitigation or the aggravation of the illocutionary forces released by the speech acts they belong to. The analysis...

The article analyzes a sample of political discourse, namely the speech entitled “We Want Our Country Back”, delivered by the British nationalist, MEP, Ashley Mote. In the communication situation, the audience is made up of conservative, right-wing politicians or supporters, mainly readers...

Abstract The present study is devoted to the analysis of the interpersonal relationships induced by the adversarial verbal exchanges that characterize a televised electoral debate. The studied electoral debate opposed the presidential candidates Ségolène Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy. It was...