The Linguistics of Newswriting

Daniel Perrin | Zurich University of Applied Sciences

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The Linguistics of Newswriting focuses on text production in journalistic media as both a socially relevant field of language use and as a strategic field of applied linguistics. The book discusses and paves the way for scientific projects in the emerging field of linguistics of newswriting. From empirical micro and theoretical macro perspectives, strategies and practices of research development and knowledge transformation are discussed. Thus, the book is addressed to researchers, teachers and coaches interested in the linguistics of professional writing in general and newswriting in particular. Together with the training materials provided on the internet www.news-writing.net, the book will also be useful to anyone who wants to become a more “discerning consumer" (Perry, 2005) or a more reflective producer of language in the media.

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 11] 2013. xiii, 302 pp.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements | pp. v–vi

Preface | p. vii

The parts of the book | p. xiii

A. Challenge: Providing added value by applying linguistics

A1. Situating newswriting as a socially relevant application field | pp. 2–15

A2. Applying linguistics in a socially relevant professional setting | pp. 16–31

A3. Adding value through knowledge transformation | pp. 32–40

A4. Summary and conclusion | p. 41

B. Procedure: Adding value by re-contextualizing problems

B1. Overcoming disciplinary boundaries | pp. 44–48

B2. Contextualizing newswriting as the object of study | pp. 49–55

B3. Triangulating newswriting research methods | pp. 56–67

B4. Summary and conclusion | p. 68

C. Solution: Identifying the medialinguistic mindset

C1. Investigating language environments in newswriting | pp. 70–95

C2. Investigating language functions in newswriting | pp. 96–119

C3. Investigating language structures in newswriting | pp. 120–147

C4. Summary and conclusion | pp. 149–152

D. Consequence: Shaping the mindset in knowledge transformation projects

D1. Reflecting journalists’ perspectives on newswriting | pp. 154–173

D2. Learning from experienced writers | pp. 174–191

D3. Sharing knowledge with experts in the newsrooms | pp. 192–209

D4. Raising awareness across stakeholders’ realities | pp. 210–226

D5. Understanding emergence in complex dynamic settings | pp. 227–249

D6. Summary and conclusion | pp. 250–252

E. Dissemination: Fostering knowledge transformation through open databases

E1. Processing ecological data from and for humans and computers | pp. 254–260

E2. Layering corpora of media text production | pp. 261–271

E3. Stimulating transformation discourse | pp. 272–280

E4. Summary and conclusion | p. 281

List of key terms | p. 282

List of excerpts | pp. 283–285

List of figures | pp. 286–287

List of boxes | p. 288

“Perrin's work is ground-breaking, addressing attested gaps in the field of language and news media, notably in terms of production and process, which are difficult to investigate with existing linguistic tools. Perrin leads with a fresh perspective, well-conceived and tested methods, and thoughtful case studies -- opening up the field again. The Linguistics of Newswriting has a broad reach and at the same time nails down the details. A virtuoso accomplishment.”

Colleen Cotter, Queen Mary, University of London

“The depth and breadth of the research seems unprecedented in my reading of the literature on literate activity in any domain.”

Paul Prior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“For the past two decades or so, Daniel Perrin has been one of the leading figures in a small but increasingly influential network or researchers who call for the systematic language oriented study of news production processes: no analysis of media discourse, it is argued can be complete without a thorough consideration of the contextual dynamics in which it has emerged. Perrin’s Linguistics of Newswriting is now the first book-length introduction to this field. It is both deeply theoretical and overwhelmingly empirical. The book’s scope is ambitious, from the “ins” of gaining access to the “outs” of feeding back to the practitioners interested in how the news or any other form of professional discourse is made. (On a personal note, Perrin’s book is so elegantly written, sharply focused and innovatively structured that he has single-handedly reconciled me with the monograph genre.) [...] The Linguistics of Newswriting should be considered a groundbreaking project, one that will inspire future research efforts in the field of newswriting, and beyond.”

Geert Jacobs, Ghent University, in Journal of Writing Research 5(3): 339-342. (2014)

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