Style, Key and the New Poetics of TV News

This article addresses the phenomenon of intertextuality as part of the shifting norms in current discourses of broadcast news. Using approaches from stylistic theory and multimodal discourse analysis, I examine the increasing use of intertextual features more usually associated with fictional genres in contemporary television news, and the effect of this ‘artfulness’ on the production of meanings in the factual genre of news reports.Cet article porte sur les aspects intertextuels des discours des journaux télévisés britanniques : discours dont les normes sont en train de changer. Notre analyse de ces textes s’appuie sur une approche basée sur la théorique stylistique et sur la méthodologie de la multi-modalité, ce qui permet d’examiner non seulement les relations verbales mais aussi les relations construites entre texte, image et son. Le phénomène de l’intertextualité, que l’on associe plus souvent aux genres littéraires ou cinématographes fictionnels, devient de plus en plus fréquent dans les reportages des informations à la télévision. Nous examinons l’effet de cette intertextualité ‘artistique’ sur le sens et les interprétations potentielles des discours factuels des journaux télévisés des chaînes britanniques

Narrative, opinion and situated argument in talk show discourse

Abstract In this paper I take a broadly conversation analytic approach to examining the function of narrative discourse in the development of arguments in television talk shows. Basing my analysis on an episode of the former UK TV talk show 'Kilroy', I show how arguments are sequentially emergent from lay participants' narratives, and how these narratives function to structure the production of opposing opinions and stances. The discussion focuses on the way stories are elicited, as well as on the problematising and evaluation of narrative actions by the host and other participants. I argue that this articulation between narrative discourse and argument is one of the most salient organisational features of talk show interaction as a form of public participation broadcasting.

Liveliness and intermediality : "What is there to like ? : The production/performance of conflict in Reality TV shows Love it or List it and 4 in a Bed"

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‘All you ever wanted to know…’ Recontextualisation and multi-semioticity in UK TV coverage of the 2014 EU parliamentary elections

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Commentator comments: Gary Lineker and the boats

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Narrative Analysis

International audienceThe Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis covers the major approaches to Discourse Analysis from Critical Discourse Analysis to Multimodal Discourse Analysis and their applications in key educational and institutional settings. The handbook is divided into six sections: Approaches to Discourse Analysis, Register and Genre, Developments in Spoken Discourse, Educational Applications, Institutional Applications and Identity, Culture and Discourse.The chapters are written by a wide range of contributors from around the world, each a leading researcher in their respective field. All chapters have been closely edited by James Paul Gee and Michael Handford. With a focus on the application of Discourse Analysis to real-life problems, the contributors introduce the reader to a topic, and analyse authentic data. The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis is vital reading for linguistics students as well as students of communication and cultural studies, social psychology and anthropology

Identité, participation et interaction sur les réseaux sociaux : quelques questions d'éthique dans les analyses discursives

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Narrative, listenership and evaluative discourse in Piers Morgan’s ‘Life Stories’

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Conférence dans le cadre du séminaire du département de sociolinguistique

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