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The Exercise of Power in Communication

Devices, Reception and Reaction

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Rainer Schulze

    1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany

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  2. Hanna Pishwa

    1. Technische Universität, Germany

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Hanna Pishwa, Rainer Schulze
      Pages 1-13

  3. Social Aspects of the Exercise of Power in Linguistics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. The Significance of ‘the Social’ in Contemporary Linguistics

      • Rainer Schulze
      Pages 17-42

    3. Meaning Ruptures and Meaningful Eruptions in the Service of Rhetoric: Populist Flare-Up Hits the Greek Political Pitch

      • Eliza Kitis, E. Dimitris Kitis
      Pages 43-84

  4. Linguistic Cues for the Exercise of Power and Persuasion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Power under the Veil of Democracy

      • Anders Hougaard
      Pages 87-129

    3. Information Source as Persuasive Power in Political Interviews: the Case of Obama

      • Hanna Pishwa
      Pages 130-160

    4. Using Language as a Weapon: Verbal Manifestations of Contemporary Anti-Semitism

      • Monika Schwarz-Friesel
      Pages 161-183

  5. Linguistic Elements and Their Influence on the Recipient

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Gender, Power and the Human Voice

      • Alexandra Suppes
      Pages 187-198

    3. Leveraging Processing to Understand Linguistic Cues, Power and Persuasion

      • Traci Craig, Kevin L. Blankenship, Annie Lewis
      Pages 199-220

    4. Powerful and Powerless Speech Styles and Their Relationship to Perceived Dominance and Control

      • Lawrence Hosman
      Pages 221-232

    5. Language Intensity as an Expression of Power in Political Messages

      • Mark A. Hamilton
      Pages 233-265

  6. Focus on the Influence of Powerful Messages and Reactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267
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    2. Persuasion and Psychological Reactance: the Effects of Explicit, High-Controlling Language

      • Claude H. Miller
      Pages 269-286

    3. Antidominance as a Motive of Low-Power Groups in Conflict

      • P. J. Henry
      Pages 287-311

    4. Understanding Power in Social Context: How Power Relates to Language and Communication in Line with Responsibilities or Opportunities

      • Annika Scholl, Naomi Ellemers, Kai Sassenberg, Daan Scheepers
      Pages 312-334

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 335-337
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This book explores the various choices speakers or communicators make when expressing power relations in modern societies. The volume brings together several disciplines, such as linguistics, sociology, communication studies and social psychology, to give insight into how interactants co-construct different aspects of power in their everyday life.

Reviews

“Schulze and Pishwa successfully present a workable framework to help us understand and explore the expression of power relations. Furthermore their comprehensive, cross-discipline approach makes for a diverse set of fascinating case studies. … Even for those not well-versed in linguistic subfields, this collection offers an excellent insight into the use and manipulation of language.” (Communication Director, Vol. 4, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany

    Rainer Schulze

  • Technische Universität, Germany

    Hanna Pishwa

About the editors

Kevin Blankenship, Iowa State University, USA Traci Y. Craig, University of Idaho, USA Naomi Ellemers, University of Leiden, the Netherlands Mark Hamilton, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA PJ Henry, New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Lawrence Hosman, University of Southern Mississippi, USA Anders Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark E. Dimitris Kitis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Eliza Kitis, Independent Scholar Ann M. Lewis, Iowa State University, USA Claude Miller, University of Oklahoma, USA Hanna Pishwa, Technical University of Berlin, USA Kai Sassenberg, University of Tübingen, Germany Daan Scheepers, University of Leiden, the Netherlands Annika Scholl, Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany Rainer Schulze, Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany Monika Schwarz-Friese, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Alexandra Suppes, Columbia University, USA

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