Televised political discourse in New Zealand

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2293530
AutoresStefanie Stadler (0000-0002-9947-9618, Nanyang Technological University 14 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637332, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume32
Fascículo2
Páginas243-260
Data de publicação2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/weng.12022
OpenAlexW2152870566
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas43

The world Englishes approach to discourse analysis has extended our understanding of the ways in which socio-pragmatic norms may be expressed in various varieties of English. In this vein, this paper addresses relational practices in New Zealand English and their impact on language use. While relational strategies have been linked to politeness devices and mitigation strategies, this paper identifies a range of relational practices that appear to be distinctive in the New Zealand context. The frequency of relational strategies and the amount of communicative effort interactants invest is evidence for an underlying wish for harmony and conflict avoidance that often typifies spoken New Zealand English interactions. An understanding of the social motivations underpinning such interactions may thus broaden our understanding of New Zealand English patterns of discourse, with particular reference to spoken interactions in the public arena

Context (archaeology · Harmony (color · Linguistics · Politeness · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Underpinning · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy