PALPATED, PHONENDOSCOPED, X-RAYED AND TOMOGRAPHED: THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENCE NEWS IN GOOD SHAPE
PALPATED, PHONENDOSCOPED, X-RAYED AND TOMOGRAPHED: THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENCE NEWS IN GOOD SHAPE

Author(s): Jaromír Haupt
Subject(s): Language studies, Media studies, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: coherence; genre; news structure; popular science;
Summary/Abstract: Given the growing importance of science popularization, the genre of science news has received relatively little attention so far. The present study attempts to help to fill the gap by investigating the generic structure of science news. To obtain a more comprehensive picture, the structure is examined from three different points of view, using move analysis, van Dijk’s description of news structure and the study of coherence structure focusing on contrastive relations. The results of the three approaches are confronted and integrated. The analysis shows various correlations which are accounted for with reference to the purpose of the genre.

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