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The argumentative and the evaluative structures in two discourse types

Informe de Seminario para optar al grado de Licenciado en Lengua y Literatura Inglesa. / In this research study, we have attempted to carry out the analysis of a series of linguistic texts which can be regarded as being typical representatives of the argumentative and evaluative discourse types characteristically found in the mass media. In a broad sense, the present study aims to examine the operation of the evaluative and the argumentative component in two text classes: newspaper editorials and art reviews. In order to achieve this objective, six editorials and six reviews (four film and two play reviews), selected from different on-line newspapers and art specialist websites, were analysed along the lines dictated by the descriptive models chosen for the study. In a narrow sense, it attempts to examine whether argumentation is at the service of evaluation or viceversa, as well as any possible interdependence between them.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UCHILE/oai:repositorio.uchile.cl:2250/110208
Date January 2005
CreatorsFranco Gallardo, Elizabeth, Guzmán Von-Chrismar, Claudia
ContributorsZenteno Bustamante, Carlos, Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, Departamento de Lingüística
PublisherUniversidad de Chile
Source SetsUniversidad de Chile
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeTesis
RightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/

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