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Pragmatics of Persuasive Discourse in Spanish Television Advertising (Sil International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, Vol. 137)
Karol Joy Hardin
Pragmatics of Persuasive Discourse in Spanish Television Advertising (Sil International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, Vol. 137)
Karol Joy Hardin
This investigation analyzes pragmatic ways in which Spanish is used to achieve persuasion in television advertising. The author applies pragmatic models to commercials for products and services from three countries--Chile, Spain, and the United States. She addresses the questions:
(1) Which pragmatic divides occur most frequently?
(2) How are these devices linguistically coded?
(3) Are any differences evident between regional varieties of Spanish? and
(4) How are pragmalinguistic features of television advertising used to effect persuasion?
The most representative variables include speech acts, indexicals, politeness, implicatures, violations of Grice's Maxims, and speaker considerations.
The study contributes to the cross-linguistic understanding of pragmatics and of persuasion in Spanish by (1) offering a procedure that may be replicated; (2) addressing multiple pragmatic categories; and (3) examining the relationship between pragmatic strategies and persuasion among Spanish speakers. Given the vital role of the media in society, Spanish television advertising reflects the pragmatic communication of persuasion by and to Spanish speakers.
Pragmática de Discurso Persuasivo de Publicidad de Television en Español
Esta investigación analiza las maneras pragmáticas en las cuales se usa el español para persuadir en la publicidad de televisión y contribuye al entendimiento lingü ístico de pragmática y persuasión en español. El libro está escrito en inglés.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1.1 Media language
1.2 Goals of this study
1.3 Advertising and persuasive discourse
1.4 Overview
2.1 Design of the study
2.2 Method of analysis
2.3 Sample analysis of an ad
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Pragmatic strategies reflected in the data
3.3 Linguistic realization of strategies in the data
3.4 Distributive patterns
3.5 Summary of analysis and results
4.1 Introduction
4.2 How pragmatic strategies effect persuasion in the data
5.1 Conclusions
5.2 Support of existing literature
5.3 Applications, limitations, and implications
5.4 Conclusion
Appendix A: A Critical Review of Literature
A brief history of advertising
The language of advertising
Pragmatic categories addressed in this study
The Cooperative Principle and Grice's Maxims
Other strategies in advertising
Appendix B: Database Sample
Appendix C: Number of Comparable Ads by Product in Each Country
Appendix D: Distribution of Pragmatic Strategies: Preference by Country
References
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 1, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9781556711503 |
Publishers | SIL International |
Pages | 234 |
Dimensions | 159 × 13 × 235 mm · 335 g |
Language | English |
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