Sources of variation in news vocabulary: a comparative analysis

A cross-cultural comparative study of the lang & visuals of broadcast news presentations analyzed the news programs on 6 TV channels in 3 countries (GB, West Germany, & the US) for the 2-week period 8-19 May 1978. In particular, a detailed comparison of the lang & style (including macros...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of the sociology of language 1983-01, Vol.40, p.59-75
Hauptverfasser:	Davis, Howard H, Walton, Paul A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Broadcast/Broadcasts/Broadcasting/ Broadcaster/ Broadcasters German/Germany/Germans/West Germany Great Britain (see also Britain, England, UK) Language/Languages News United States/US Vision/Visual/Visibility
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Zusammenfassung:	A cross-cultural comparative study of the lang & visuals of broadcast news presentations analyzed the news programs on 6 TV channels in 3 countries (GB, West Germany, & the US) for the 2-week period 8-19 May 1978. In particular, a detailed comparison of the lang & style (including macrostructure & descriptive terms) used for a major news story -- the murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro by terrorists -- is presented. The similarity found between the presentations in all three countries suggests an assumed consensus common to the news media of the Western world. 1 Table, 8 References. C. Waters.
ISSN:	0165-2516