The same message in two different situations?

The case of capacity restriction signs, compared to waste managing messages

Bibliographic Data

ID24228478
AuthorsIrmtraud Kaiser (0000-0002-7171-2529, Sorbonne Université)
Year2026
Pages246-276
Publication date2026-07-30
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenuePragmatics & Beyond New Series (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/pbns.356.10beh
OpenAlexW7171801517
ISBN9789027237637
LanguageEN
References cited23

Messages about occupancy restrictions appear in contexts that essentially present the same situational features. However, at a different level, these situations are either normal or rigid, or unusual in some respect. Taking this into account, we define these situations as related. Messages referring to these situations display the same core information in terms of semantic schemata. However, the specific expressions used vary according to whether the sender perceives the situation as normal and predictable or not. According to this categorisation the sender can choose between two discourse genres: technical or non-technical. In this study, we demonstrate this adaptable message-situation pairing through the analysis of occupancy restriction messages in lifts and Parisian cafés during the Covid-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic · discursive genres · public health communication · Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

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