Language and Manipulation in House of Cards: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective
Language and Manipulation in House of Cards: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective
Palgrave Macmillan UK | Linguistics | September 14, 2016 | ISBN-10: 1137558474 | 267 pages | pdf | 5.6 mb
Palgrave Macmillan UK | Linguistics | September 14, 2016 | ISBN-10: 1137558474 | 267 pages | pdf | 5.6 mb
Authors: Sorlin, Sandrine
Encompasses stylistic analysis of the House of Cards from the perspective of discourse and dialogue exchanges
Considers the socio-cultural context in which the series was created and the specificities of the TV medium
Exposes the strategies of interpersonal manipulation involving language use by key characters in the series
This book is to date the first monograph-length study of the popular American political TV series House of Cards. It proposes an encompassing analysis of the first three seasons from the unusual angles of discourse and dialogue. The study of the stylistic idiosyncrasies of the ruthless main protagonist, Frank Underwood, is completed by a pragmatic and cognitive approach exposing the main characters’ manipulative strategies to win over the other. Taking into account the socio-cultural context and the specificities of the TV medium, the volume focuses on the workings of interaction as well as the impact of the direct address to the viewer. The book critically uses the latest theories in pragmatics and stylistics in its attempt at providing a pragma-rhetorical theory of manipulation.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
3 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics
Cognitive Linguistics
Stylistics
Film and Television Studies
Arts
Pragmatics
Media Research
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