Publications

Publication details [#12176]

Shi, Xu and Manfred Kienpointner. 2001. The reproduction of culture through argumentative discourse: Studying the contested nature of Hong Kong in the international media. Pragmatics 11 (3) : 285–307.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
argumentation | culture | discourse | political language | power | social constructivism
Place, Publisher
International Pragmatics Association
ISBN
1018-2101
Journal DOI
10.1075/prag

Annotation

An exploration of the relationships between argumentative discourse (journalism) and cultural reproduction. It is shown how Hong Kong's past, present and future is interconnected with Western power and desire.