Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting A Cross-Cultural Persp
This innovative book examines, from a cross-cultural perspective, the elasticity of language in the popular talent show The Voice. The study discusses how and why elastic language is used in persuasion and comforting. The comparisons made throughout the b
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Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting
Grace Zhang · Vahid Parvaresh
Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Grace Zhang School of Education Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
Vahid Parvaresh School of Humanities and Social Sciences Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-28459-6 ISBN 978-3-030-28460-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28460-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the anonymous reviewers whose invaluable feedback has been incorporated into this book. We also owe a debt of gratitude to staff members at Palgrave Macmillan for their help and patience during the production of this book. We are immensely grateful to Judith Heaney for proofreading the manuscript. We would also like to extend our thanks and appreciations to the producers of The Voice, both in China and the USA, without whom this book would not have been possible. In this respect, we are profoundly grateful to Talpa Media for granting us permission to transcribe and use the English data. We acknowledge, with gratitude, the research grants AAPI and RISP provided by Curtin University in Australia. Finally, we thank our parents and spouses for their selfless support and never-ending love.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 1.1 Definitions 2 1.1.1 Elastic Language, Elasticity and Language Stretching 2 1.1.2 Vague Language 4 1.2 The Purpose of the Study 6 1.3 The Organisation of the Book 6 1.4 Concluding Remarks 7 References 8 2 Theoretical Foundations 11 2.1 Speech Act Theory 11 2.
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