Western Journal of Communication: 20030101

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1. Topic of Presidential campaign discourse and election outcome HEADNOTE Research employing Functional Theory has generated considerable data on the nature of political, and primarily presidential, campaign discourse. This study investigates the relationship of ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 2. Making sense of salmon: Synecdoche and irony in a natural resource crisis HEADNOTE This essay examines the function of synecdoche as a master trope in the environmental discourse surrounding the salmon crisis in the Pacific Northwest. It ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 3. Human affection exchange: IV. Vocalic predictors of perceived affection in... HEADNOTE This investigation examines the relationship between speakers' vocal characteristics and receivers' and observers' perceptions of speakers' affectionate intentions toward receivers in initial interactions. Hypotheses ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 4. Kennneth Burke's "attitude" at the crossroads of rhetorical and cultural... HEADNOTE This essay explores rhetorical contextualization, or how rhetoric both reveals and conceals subjects in the socio-cultural terrain. Utilizing Burke's notion of representative anecdotes, equipment ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 5. She shoots, she scores: Mediated constructions of contemporary female... HEADNOTE The contemporary mediascape is populated as never before by scores of female athletes and women's sports teams. Because the mainstream media are notorious for ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
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