Chapter 4
Manipulation in news discourse
The function of presuppositions in the language of
journalism
Article outline
- 4.1Introduction
- 4.2News language and manipulation
- 4.3Text comprehension within “good enough” perspectives on language
processing
- 4.4Data analysis: Functions of presuppositions in Italian news language
- 4.5Types of presupposed content
- 4.5.1Presupposition and neutral information
- 4.5.2Evaluative presuppositions
- 4.5.3Presupposition and blasting
- 4.5.4Presupposition and irony
- 4.6Distribution of presuppositions and content types in the Italian
press
- 4.7Discussion
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Notes