Discourse strategies used by hosts of Malaysian radio talk shows

This study investigates the discourse strategies used by hosts of local expert-advice phone-in talk shows in English. The objective of the study is to examine the discourse strategies used by hosts of radio phone-in talk shows in Malaysia, with regard to conversational turn-taking and topic managem...

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Main Author: Soo Yee Esther Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:http://borneojournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3832
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description This study investigates the discourse strategies used by hosts of local expert-advice phone-in talk shows in English. The objective of the study is to examine the discourse strategies used by hosts of radio phone-in talk shows in Malaysia, with regard to conversational turn-taking and topic management. The study also seeks to investigate the ways in which these strategies are affected by the institutional nature of phone-in radio talk shows, and the presence of an overhearing audience.
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spelling doaj-art-470a6ab32b824a8ea22fd852e92a428c2024-11-27T18:59:14ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-07-01111Discourse strategies used by hosts of Malaysian radio talk showsSoo Yee Esther Lee This study investigates the discourse strategies used by hosts of local expert-advice phone-in talk shows in English. The objective of the study is to examine the discourse strategies used by hosts of radio phone-in talk shows in Malaysia, with regard to conversational turn-taking and topic management. The study also seeks to investigate the ways in which these strategies are affected by the institutional nature of phone-in radio talk shows, and the presence of an overhearing audience. http://borneojournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3832
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Discourse strategies used by hosts of Malaysian radio talk shows
Journal of Modern Languages
title Discourse strategies used by hosts of Malaysian radio talk shows
title_full Discourse strategies used by hosts of Malaysian radio talk shows
title_fullStr Discourse strategies used by hosts of Malaysian radio talk shows
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