I think and I know: Authority and solidarity in UK government Covid briefings

IF 1.8 1区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Pragmatics Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI:10.1016/j.pragma.2024.02.002

Jilan Wei

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Abstract

This research examines the politicians' and experts’ use of the two evidential markers I think and I know for authority and solidarity in UK government Covid briefings based on a corpus-assisted analysis. It not only analyses their evidential constructions, but also explicates their discursive functions in the British cultural context when public health was under challenge. It aims to demonstrate the different epistemic and affective stances of British politicians and experts and to highlight the power of I know in displaying leadership and facilitating solidarity in the discourse of crisis. It may also shed light on the distinctive stance strategies of British public health discourse in terms of the two evidential markers.

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我想我知道：英国政府 Covid 简报中的权威与团结

本研究在语料库辅助分析的基础上，考察了英国政府科威德简报中政治家和专家对 "我认为 "和 "我知道 "这两个证据标记的使用，以显示权威和团结。本研究不仅分析了他们的证据构建，还阐释了他们在公共卫生受到挑战的英国文化背景下的话语功能。它旨在展示英国政治家和专家不同的认识论和情感立场，并强调 "我知道 "在危机话语中显示领导力和促进团结的力量。它还可以阐明英国公共卫生话语在两个证据标记方面的独特立场策略。

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Journal of Pragmatics Multiple-

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3.90

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18.80%

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219

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