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Voices in hard news: Dialogic and generic perspectives

Autoři: Nádraská Zuzana

Rok: 2014

Druh publikace: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Strana od-do: nestránkováno

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Jazyk	Název	Abstrakt	Klíčová slova
eng	Voices in hard news: Dialogic and generic perspectives	This paper raises the issue of the generic ‘orbital’ structure of hard news, characterised by ad hoc, non-linear and non-chronological presentation of information (White 1998; Iedema et al. 1994). The paper adopts a complementary, dialogic approach (Bakhtin 1981; Martin and Rose 2008) and considers orbital structure in terms of the so-called concurring and concessive sequences. Concurring and concessive sequences are defined as heteroglossic concepts based on the presence of voices expressing agreement and disagreement respectively. Concessive/concurring sequences are established only when dis/agreement is expressed by voices in adjacent position, a situation which accentuates contrast or similarity in point of view and highlights dialogic interaction. Concessive/concurring sequences do not obliterate orbital structure but when the dialogic and generic perspectives are combined and mapped onto each other, the dialogic interaction between adjacent voices in sequences may to some extent be interpreted as linearising news content and orbital structure. The paper attempts to synthesise the generic perspective with the perspective of dialogue and heteroglossia, and examines a number of aspects. First, it examines the elements of the orbital structure and their participation in the creation of sequences. Second, it discusses whether the interaction between different voices may represent a departure from the orbital structure, shift the primary communicative aim of hard news and, as a result, influence the prototypicality of news items and their generic affiliation. Third, since voices partaking in the creation of concessive and concurring sequences are primarily external to the voice of the reporter and much of the presented material belongs to the realm of reported language and thought, the paper touches upon the way forms of presentation contribute to the formation of sequences.	hard news; generic structure; dialogue; concessive/concurring sequences