Annette Becker
List of John Benjamins publications for which Annette Becker plays a role.
Articles
Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviews Contrastive Pragmatics, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 5–22
2011 Speakers regulary use modality and other resources from the appraisal system of engagement to position themselves intersubjectively. In doing so, they modify the discursive space for the voices of others. This is particularly relevant in political media interviews, especially in questions with… read more | Article
Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviews Contrastive Pragmatics, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 5–22
2009 Speakers regulary use modality and other resources from the appraisal system of engagement to position themselves intersubjectively. In doing so, they modify the discursive space for the voices of others. This is particularly relevant in political media interviews, especially in questions with… read more | Article
"Are you saying ...?" A cross-cultural analysis of interviewing practices in TV election night coverages Political Discourse in the Media: Cross-cultural perspectives, Fetzer, Anita and Gerda Eva Lauerbach (eds.), pp. 109–137
2007 Article
The appropriateness of questions Context and Appropriateness: Micro meets macro, Fetzer, Anita (ed.), pp. 147–166
2007 When is a question appropriate? In Recontextualizing Context, Fetzer (2004) distinguishes between “grammaticality” and “appropriateness” of sentences and utterances. Appropriateness, other than grammaticality, is a socio-cultural construct. Whereas the grammaticality of sentences may be judged… read more | Article
Between “us” and “them”: Two TV interviews with German chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the run-up to the Iraq war Discourse, War and Terrorism, Hodges, Adam and Chad Nilep (eds.), pp. 161–183
2007 Chapter