Discourse and pragmatics encompass the study of language as it is used in real contexts, probing not only its formal structure but also the rich, context‐dependent processes by which meaning is ...

Dorothy Byrne, Professor of Media Discourse (Journalism) and Head of Channel Four News and Current Affairs David Deacon, Professor in Media Discourse, and Professor of Communication and Media Analysis ...

A major insight into human behavior from pre-internet era studies of communication is the tendency of people not to speak up about policy issues in public—or among their family, friends, and work ...