TV talk show therapy as a distinct genre of discourse

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ID5965574
AuthorsXiaoping Yan (Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author), Xiaoping Yan Xiaoping Yan (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong,)
Year2008
Volume10
Issue4
Pages469-491
Publication date2008-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1461445608091883
OpenAlexW2094099665
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

Using therapeutic conversations from a televised talk show as the source data, this article investigates how people solve emotional problems in an institutional setting within a specific social cultural context. In light of the genre framework and the Systemic Functional Linguistics, the investigation considers the TV talk show therapy under examination a distinct genre. The claim is based on the linguistic evidence drawn from the analytical work. As a valid genre the talk show therapy has been characterized with the communicative intentionality to resolve emotional problems and to promote mental health to the public. These components in turn have shaped the generic structures, which become the crucial criteria that constitute a text as a genre. The article proposes that a broader conception of genre framework is an effective research method to describe the textual typologies and interpret the semantic structures of the social interaction in postmodern society

Epistemology · Intentionality · Linguistics · Postmodernism · Sociology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology

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