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Representation of History in American and Romanian regional newspapers
Representation of History in American and Romanian regional newspapers

Author(s): Gabriela Chefneux
Subject(s): History, Cultural history
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: local newspapers; history; lexis; dialogism; argumentation

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the way in which history is represented in local newspapers in the Appalachian and the Western Carpathian regions, areas which have similarities in terms of economy and culture. It starts from the assumption that newspapers represent the world and reinforce the community’s beliefs and values, thus providing social consensus. The paper attempts to identify differences and similarities related to the way in which local and national historical events are presented in such newspapers. The concepts used for the analysis are lexical choices, dialogism and argumentation.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-28
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English