Journalistic Communication: Genres, Styles, and Linguistic Features

ITEM 11. Journalistic Communication

1. Mass Media

We understand communication as any process that uses a transmitter to establish a rapport with a receiver. The “Mass Media” are those media directed towards a collective audience. All these have some common characteristics: communication channels, a receiver group, and the presence of unilateral communication professionals. The main ones are radio, television, and print media. The media promote the dissemination of culture and information but have

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Understanding Aphasia: Types, Characteristics, and Language Alterations

Aphasia

Aphasia is a speech impediment caused by cerebral disturbance. It can be defined as a disorder of the ability to use or decode the significant elements of speech, words, or phonemes. To be diagnosed with aphasia, the following criteria must be met:

  • Lesion in the language areas of the brain
  • Prior acquisition of language
  • Altered expression and/or comprehension of language

Types of Aphasia

Central Aphasia

  • Broca’s Aphasia
  • Wernicke’s Aphasia
  • Conduction Aphasia
  • Global Aphasia
  • Anomic Aphasia

Aphasia Syndromes

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Informative Journalistic Genres: Structure and Characteristics

Informative Journalistic Genres

A) Functional Aspects

The primary functions of journalistic articles are to inform and provide opinions. They may also aim to entertain the reader (e.g., hobbies, specific supplements).

  • Information Function: Achieved through the dissemination of objective information about events of interest.
  • Opinion Function: Involves issuing evaluative judgments or opinions on the facts. It’s common for articles to both report and assess information (e.g., news analysis, commentary)
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The Importance of Grammar and Spelling in Elementary Education

1. The Relationship Between Author, Text, and Reader

Disciplinary Content: Types of Text

The author conveys a message through the text. The reader interprets the text, constructs meaning, internalizes ideas, and evaluates the author’s message and writing style.

2. The Importance of Text Structure for Students

Understanding text structure allows students to make inferences, extract information, interpret, and integrate ideas, which are crucial aspects of reading comprehension.

3. The Impact of Difficult

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Introduction to Literary Genres: Poetry, Narrative, and Drama

Literature and Literary Language

1.1 Creating a Fictional World

Literary fiction creates a world through a mimetic process. Literature is the realm of fiction, as the referents of the communicative process are within the work itself. Characters and situations may or may not have existed. In literature, creating a fictional world is achieved through literary language, often using expressive resources. Literary language revitalizes the expressive potential of language. The accumulation of resources

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Characteristics and Evolution of Journalistic Language

Characteristics of Journalistic Language

1. Influencing Factors

Journalistic language is used in various news media, including oral (radio), audiovisual (television, video, cinema), written (newspapers and magazines), and digital (internet). It’s primarily unilateral communication directed at a dispersed audience. The main functions of articles are to inform, persuade, and entertain. Informational texts prioritize the referential function, while opinion texts emphasize the appellate, expressive,

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