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Speech verbs in journalistic information

Author(s): Agnieszka Kula, Monika Grzelka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: speech verb (verba dicendi);citation;journalistic information;

Summary/Abstract: Standards related with journalists’ activity refer to two notions:objectivism and truth as elementary categories. Among the most commonlyindicated obligations of journalists we can enumerate image setting of thedescribed fact, which is to be ensured, among others, by multi-vocality of thejournalist text. This article reports part of a research project currently carried outby the authors devoted to the analysis of speech verbs used by Polish journalistsin their discourse after 1989.Citation is the most explicit form of inclusion of other-discourse in one’sdiscourse. The present elaboration includes an analysis of fundamental functionsof speech verbs in journalistic information. When mentioning the manner ofusing citations in medial message, it is essential to indicate the dramaturgicframe.

  • Issue Year: 7/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 107-119
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish