PT Journal
AU Jilek, V
TI LEXICAL EXPRESSIVITY AND ITS POTENTIAL TO VIOLATE THE OBJECTIVITY IN NEWS REPORTING
SO Bohemica Olomucensia
PY 2021
BP 256
EP 282
VL 13
IS 2
DI 10.5507/bo.2021.031
DE Expressivity; information quality; informative functions; lexicology; manipulation; mass media; objectivity; preferred reading; sememe evaluation; stylistics; narrative context; Westerstahl; news.
AB Evaluative expressives undermine the objectivity of news reporting. To identify them, a complex taxonomy has been created. Subsequent analysis of television news has shown a high frequency of use of evaluation expressions in the statement, moreover contextually connected with other evaluation units.
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