scholarly journals Linguistics of information-psychological war in the making: methodological heterogeneity and first results

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
Svetlana Leonidovna Kushneruk
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Methodological Problem ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
First Results ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Working Out

The paper focuses on theoretical and methodological aspects of the development of one of the latest trends in Russian discourse studies – linguistics of information-psychological war. The analysis involves publications, retrieved from Russian electronic library (“Elibrary”) under a thematic subject heading "Linguistics" and "Mass communication", all of which being dedicated to the problems of information confrontation. The main objective is to specify how linguistics of information-psychological war has been developing since 2017, when the research trend was initially proposed by a group of Siberian scholars. Minor task is to determine, what ideas constitute a common around for Russian scholars, that try to unravel the linguistic mechanisms, underlying the complex phenomenon of information-psychological war. Analytical-descriptive approach, including methods of observation, generalization, and interpretation, is employed. It is argued that linguistics of information-psychological war has acquired discursive dimension. It features methodological heterogeneity, recurrence of themes, terminological variability, use of related concepts. It is proved that information-psychological war is treated as a construct, textualized in media discourse. The major theoretical and methodological problem is outlined, which relates to the absence of relevant criteria that could be adequate to identify texts as means of information-psychological war. The results can be used to extend the scope of linguistics of information-psychological war and to increase its capacity for working out the linguistic bases of counteraction to threats in media sphere.

Language dominance in Turkish-German bilinguals: methodological aspects of measurements in structurally different languages

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Daller ◽  
Cemal Yıldız ◽  
Nivja H. de Jong ◽  
Seda Kan ◽  
Ragıp Başbaĝi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Methodological Problem ◽  
Oral Proficiency ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
School Career ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Turkish German

The purpose of this study is to establish measures of language dominance in bilinguals who speak structurally different languages, in our case German and Turkish, with tools that are based on fluency and oral proficiency. A ‘balanced’ bilingual with equal proficiency in two (or more) languages is hardly ever found (e.g. Grosjean, 1982; Olsson, & Sullivan, 2005) but the identification of the dominant language is a huge methodological problem, especially in studies of structurally different languages (see Daller, van Hout, & Treffers-Daller, 2003). The participants in the present study are a group of Turkish—German bilinguals who grew up in Germany and returned to Turkey during their school career, the so-called ‘returnees’ (n = 60), and a group of Turkish secondary school students who grew up in Turkey and learned German as an L2, the so-called control group (n = 55). We firstly establish the language dominance of the two groups with a C-test. We then use oral picture descriptions in both languages to measure a variety of fluency measures, both manually and using scripts written in ‘Praat’ (Boersma & Weenink, 2007). On the basis of these scores, we are able to develop measures of fluency that correlate highly with the C-test scores and have a highly predictive value in a logistic regression in the prediction of group membership (returnee or member of the control group). We conclude that this corroborates the validity of the measures. Overall we conclude that it is possible to develop measures of language dominance based on fluency and overall oral proficiency.

Science and technology at the Bibliothèque nationale de France: a new policy, a new electronic library and a new access to information

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hervé Colinmaire
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Widening Access ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Descriptive Approach

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe developments in electronic reproduction and delivery at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), and in particular in science, technology and medicine (STM) subjects.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes a descriptive approach.FindingsRadical changes are taking place at the BnF, especially in widening access and in document supply.Originality/valueThis is one of the very few papers in English to describe the strategic developments at the BnF to service its customers, both onsite and remote.

scholarly journals Mapping adolescent health and lifestyles in a multi-state country: methodological aspects and first results

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-171
Author(s):  
Alain Renaud ◽  
Fran�oise Narring ◽  
Micheline Cosinschi-Meunier ◽  
Pierre-Andr� Michaud
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
First Results ◽  
Methodological Aspects

scholarly journals PELANGGARAN ETIKA JURNALISTIK OLEH JURNALIS MEDIA ONLINE DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19

Perspektif ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-186
Author(s):  
Alvino Garnida
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Communication Ethics ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Descriptive Approach

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bentuk pelangaran dari pemberitaan” Pasien Positif Corona di Indonesia Bertambah Jadi 19 Orang” Adapun yang menjadi objek penelitian ini adalah media online “CNNI”. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Etika, Etika Komunikasi, Komunikasi massa, Jurnalistik, Kode Etik Jurnalistik dan berita. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis isi (content analysis) kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif untuk menggambarkan aspek-aspek dan karakteristik dari suatu pesan, menggambarkan secara lengkap suatu pesan yang ada pada teks berita. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan adanya pelanggaran Kode Etik Jurnalistik oleh portal berita CCN I dengan Headline” Pasien Positif Corona di Indonesia Bertambah Jadi 19 Orang”. Dengan masih adanya pelanggaran Kode Etik Jurnalistik oleh CNNI diharapkan agar lebih memperhatikan kesalahan-kesalahan dalam pemberitaannya. Lebih memperhatikan Kode Etik Jurnalistik dan objektivitas pemberitaan dalam hal memproduksi sebuah berita. Abstract This study aims to determine the form of violation of the news "Corona Positive Patients in Indonesia Increase to 19 People". The object of this research is the online media "CNNI". The theories used in this research are Ethics, Communication Ethics, Mass Communication, Journalism, Journalistic Code of Ethics, and news. This study uses a quantitative content analysis method with a descriptive approach to describe the aspects and characteristics of a message, fully describing a message in the news text. The results of this study indicate a violation of the Journalistic Code of Ethics by the CCNI news portal with the headline "Corona positive patients in Indonesia have increased to 19 people". With the ongoing violations of the Journalistic Code of Ethics by CNNI, it is hoped that they will pay more attention to errors in their reporting. Pay more attention to the Journalistic Code of Ethics and the objectivity of reporting in terms of producing news.

scholarly journals Celebrity gossip as a genre in English-language mass media discourse

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-418
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Ivanova ◽  
Gulnara Sharifullovna Khakimova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
English Language ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Text Type ◽  
Celebrity Gossip ◽  
Theory Of Discourse

The multidimensionality of rumours as part and parcel of mass communication has stipulated the research in their linguistic nature. The present paper studies this specific communication phenomenon and the discursive practices by means of which it is realized across the Anglophone mass media discourse continuum. The theory of discourse-analysis underpinning the present paper predetermines an integrative approach with various methods employed. This approach makes it possible to gain an insight into the complex nature of the object under study. The research is targeted at media rumours, namely celebrity gossip, manifested in on-line versions of the printed press and original web outlets in 2015-2018. The main goal of the research is to reveal specific features of media rumors as a speech genre in the Anglophone media communication. Celebrity gossip texts make up the empiric material for the present study. This aim is achieved via the description of the content and form of the text-type structure supplemented by an application of stylistic analysis. In terms of the topics, the findings demonstrate a wide variety of topoi comprising both public (social interactions) and private spheres of celebrities’ life with an emphasis on privacy, sensationalism and scandalous impropriety as dominant discursive characteristics of the text-type samples under study. The structure of the celebrity gossip discourse is represented by texts in different journalistic forms: from informative genres to feature type variations used by authors as means of constructing celebrity culture. The information of trivial content and questionable validity because of its unverified character is disguised as reports of high testimonial trustworthiness and epistemic value with the help of a variety of language and textual resources. The results of the study enable us to argue that within the mass media communication there exists a specific discourse which is hybrid by nature and non-evidential by verification.

scholarly journals Theories Media Discourse Studies in Critical Discourse Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Lusiana
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Applied Field ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
Positive Images

ABSTRACT: The critical period in the analysis discourse emerged between the late 1990s and early 2000 in the linguistic applied field referring to various analytical and analytical frame works and approaches. The study reviewed five article journals to examine ways and methods in which CDA was used to find phenomena social while disclosing the original identity of the social actors. It was found that CDA has been used extensively, to open masks ideologies that discriminate against oppressed groups while presenting positive images for the group with supreme authority.

scholarly journals USING CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN MEDIA DISCOURSE STUDIES

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emi Sahmeni
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Know How ◽  
Authentic Identity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Discourse Studies

The purpose of this paper is to know how CDA unraveling the covert ideologies while researching the presence of power in media discourse studies. This study reviewed fifteen journal articles to examine the ways and methods in which CDA has been used to discover the social phenomenon while revealing the authentic identity of the social actors. It was found that CDA has been used extensively to unmask the ideologies which classify the oppressed group while presenting a positive image for the group with the highest authority.

scholarly journals USING CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN MEDIA DISCOURSE STUDIES

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emi Sahmeni
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Know How ◽  
Authentic Identity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Discourse Studies

The purpose of this paper is to know how CDA unraveling the covert ideologies while researching the presence of power in media discourse studies. This study reviewed fifteen journal articles to examine the ways and methods in which CDA has been used to discover the social phenomenon while revealing the authentic identity of the social actors. It was found that CDA has been used extensively to unmask the ideologies which classify the oppressed group while presenting a positive image for the group with the highest authority.

scholarly journals LINGUISTIC PECULARITIES OF REALISATION OF PERSUASIVE STRATEGIES IN MOTIVATIONAL TED TALKS SPEECHES

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Nataliia Lopatiuk ◽  
Vira Yakymchuk
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Persuasive Strategies ◽  
Pragmatic Analysis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Working Out ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Ted Talks

The paper presents the analysis of linguistic means of realization of persuasive strategies in motivational Ted Talks speeches. Nowadays, the popularity of Ted Talks gradually increases due to the variety of meticulously organized speeches presented to the view of society since the moment of TED’s creation. Millions of people from all around the world visit the online TED platform daily in search of inspiration, motivation and knowledge from various spheres. The object of our scientific research is the persuasive strategies in motivational Ted Talks speeches. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to identify and study the mechanisms of verbal realization of persuasive strategies in rhetorical and media discourse, as persuasion in discourse is one of the current problems of modern linguistics. The subject of the research is verbal means of realization of persuasive strategies in the discursive space of Ted Talks speeches. In the research the following methods have been used: the methods of analysis and deduction; the method of pragmatic analysis, the method of contextual analysis, and the descriptive method. The data of the research has been withdrawn from the transcripts of motivational Ted Talks speeches. The scientific novelty of the results obtained is in singling out the peculiarities of persuasive strategies realization in Ted Talks media discourse and working out the typology of persuasive strategies. The study is based on the three persuasive strategies outlined by the principle of rhetoric: ethos, logos, and pathos. Together, they support efficient persuasion and present the tools to effectively connect with the audience; know their interests, prejudices and expectations. Ethos is a persuasive strategy that allows an orator to establish their authority to speak on the subject, logos is categorized as a tool for implementing a logical argument into the speech to prove its point and pathos is a speaker’s attempt to influence the audience emotionally. The results prove that all three of those rhetorical persuasive strategies are frequently used by Ted Talks presenters in their motivational speeches. The appeals to credibility, logic and emotions are the key features implemented in the discursive space of Ted Talks as the necessary elements of persuasion. Key words: persuasive strategies, ethos, pathos, logos, motivational speeches, Ted Talks.

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