The Exercise of Power in Communication: Devices, Reception and Reaction

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
The Significance of ‘the Social’ in Contemporary Linguistics....Pages 17-42
Meaning Ruptures and Meaningful Eruptions in the Service of Rhetoric: Populist Flare-Up Hits the Greek Political Pitch....Pages 43-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Power under the Veil of Democracy....Pages 87-129
Information Source as Persuasive Power in Political Interviews: the Case of Obama....Pages 130-160
Using Language as a Weapon: Verbal Manifestations of Contemporary Anti-Semitism....Pages 161-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Gender, Power and the Human Voice....Pages 187-198
Leveraging Processing to Understand Linguistic Cues, Power and Persuasion....Pages 199-220
Powerful and Powerless Speech Styles and Their Relationship to Perceived Dominance and Control....Pages 221-232
Language Intensity as an Expression of Power in Political Messages....Pages 233-265
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Persuasion and Psychological Reactance: the Effects of Explicit, High-Controlling Language....Pages 269-286
Antidominance as a Motive of Low-Power Groups in Conflict....Pages 287-311
Understanding Power in Social Context: How Power Relates to Language and Communication in Line with Responsibilities or Opportunities....Pages 312-334
Back Matter....Pages 335-337