Feminine style in presidential debate discourse, 1960–2000

Dow and Tonn's feminine rhetorical style is used to evaluate the argument structures used in presidential debate discourse. Results suggest that the feminine style element of references to personal experience is prevalent in debate discourse but that inductive structure and use of anecdotes and examples are less prevalent than one might expect. Further, feminine style elements, including references to personal experience and use of inductive structure, have decreased over time since the 1960 debate. Differences were also found in use of specific feminine style elements by political party, incumbency status and election outcome.     

We Are the Tea Party!: The Use of Facebook as an Online Political Forum for the Construction and Maintenance of in-Group Identification during the “GOTV” Weekend

Researchers have found Facebook to be a viable tool for major party candidates; however, few scholars have sought to investigate how Facebook messages influence an emerging political group's online identity. This study examined how Tea Party supporters used Facebook to construct and maintain an identity during the “Get Out The Vote” weekend. Applying a grounded theory approach, we found that Tea Party supporters engaged in two types of polarization language strategies to construct and preserve their online identity. The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of the “echo chamber” effect.     

The Spockian Mother: Images of the “Good” Mother in Dr. Spock’s The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, 1946–1992

Dr. Spock’s, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, one of the best-selling self-help texts of all-time, “second only to the Bible in popularity” (Meakin & Tattersall, 2004) was one of the most influential childcare books in American culture. The author has been both heralded and disparaged as instrumental in the shaping of untold generations. In the present study, we address the rhetorical construction of the Spockian Mother as she is developed during Spock’s tenure from 1946–1992. We employ a feminist rhetorical perspective to examine the progression of Spock’s texts in order to understand how patriarchal images of motherhood are constructed and maintained through Spock’s lifetime and the first 46 years of its publication. We argue that Spock both reinforced and challenged the institution of motherhood; he challenged institutionalized motherhood by encouraging mothers to “trust themselves” while simultaneously conforming to a patriarchal model of motherhood which is at odds with empowered mothering.     

Money Doesn’t Talk,It Swears: The Wolf of Wall Street as a Homology for America’s Ambivalent Attitude on Financial Excess

Audiences have praised and criticized Martin Scorsese’s film The Wolf of Wall Street since its release. Despite projecting a portrait of Wall Street greed, the film’s cultural reception demonstrates a public ambiguously mesmerized by a wealthy individual and his “get rich quick” philosophy. This article argues that Scorsese’s film and rhetoric from the real Jordan Belfort act as a homology for America’s ambivalent attitude on the hegemonic power of money and celebrity. Connecting rhetorical homologies to Raymond Williams’s structure of feeling, this article illustrates how personal and public attitudes are constituted through a text’s form and content.     

修辞批评的戏剧主义范式运用举隅——以美国《时代周刊》对拉萨“3·14”打砸抢烧严重暴力犯罪事件的报道为例

戏剧主义修辞批评是当今西方修辞批评领域流行的范式之一。文章以伯克的戏剧五要素分析法为分析工具,借助伯克的\"术语屏\"、\"同一\"等重要修辞概念,分析美国《时代周刊》杂志对我国拉萨\"3·14\"打砸抢烧严重暴力犯罪事件的报道,解构其语篇构建的修辞方式,挖掘该报道背后隐藏的修辞动机。分析表明,《时代周刊》对此事件的报道充满偏见,严重偏离事实。     

关于政治语言汉英翻译修辞特点的分析——以十七大报告翻译为例

政治语言是政治主体在政治活动中用来交流政治信息的语言．为了有效地传播政治信息,政治主体在运用语言时会采用一定的修辞手段。以十七大报告的汉英翻译来研究修辞的特点。在进行政治语言翻译时要注重语言上的修辞实现一种政治上的修辞,以体现国家实力的文化的“软权力”。     

矛盾的启示--普列汉诺夫政治立场和文艺批评关系简析

从1903年开始，普列汉诺夫的政治立场游移不定，但文艺批评却成果卓著。对这种政治立场和文艺批评矛盾关系的关注，给我们如下的启示：选择科学的哲学观作为开展文艺批评的理论基础，是正确开展文艺批评的前提保障；相对于政治立场选择的可变性，文艺批评思想呈现理论发展过程的稳定性；把握批评家政治立场和文艺批评的关系，要置于广阔的背景中来考察。     

学院批评时代的危机

根据阿尔贝.蒂伯代对文学批评的分类,中国现当代文学批评经历了从以作家批评为主到以职业批评为主的发展历程。但职业批评的现状并不容乐观:学术量化、理论与批评的矛盾、酷评、批评与现实脱节等等,危机更深地来自自身,应加以警惕。     

论辅音音素在英语语音修辞中的功能

对辅音音素在英语语音修辞中的功能及表现形式进行了一些探讨,以便更清楚地了解辅音音素在英语语言中的作用。     

“It's We the People…, Not We the Illegals”: Extreme Speech in Prince William County,Virginia's Immigration Debate

Prince William County, Virginia received national attention when county lawmakers voted in July 2007 to enact one of the nation's most sweeping anti-immigrant resolutions. Help Save Manassas, a local anti-immigration group, assumed a prominent role in the county's immigration debate and in leading the charge for local government action. An analysis of Help Save Manassas’ newsletters reveals the role of extreme speech in social change. By linking patriotism to an anti-immigration stance, many of the perspectives expressed in the newsletters achieved legitimacy in the public sphere, ultimately influencing public policy. This case study reveals one strategy by which extremist groups make their views mainstream and in so doing underscores the importance of attending to the vernacular of conservative counterpublics.