Language and Manipulation in House of Cards: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective
Author:   Sandrine Sorlin
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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Pages:   267
Publication Date:   06 September 2017
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Author:   Sandrine Sorlin
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
ISBN:  

9781349718801


ISBN 10:   1349718807
Pages:   267
Publication Date:   06 September 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Power and (fictional) politics.- Chapter 2 Macrostructure and linguistic characterisation.- Chapter 3 Concealing, distorting and creating reality.- Chapter 4 Manipulative moves: Between persuasion and coercion.- Chapter 5 The art of winning over through face-work: success and failure.- Chapter 6 Aesthetic manipulation.- Chapter 7 Concluding remarks: Reciprocation and (im)politeness.

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Sandrine Sorlin is Professor of English language and linguistics at Aix-Marseille University and specialises in stylistics and pragmatics. She is a member of the LERMA research team and a Fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF). She is also the current chair of the French society for English stylistics (Societe de Stylistique Anglaise).

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