The scarlet letter of "post-truth": the sunset boulevard of communication
In this paper post-truth mechanisms in discourse are taken into account and the attempt is made to understand how language is used in communication characterized by post-truth. A brief description of the word post-truth is given, together with some etymological notes which can shed light on how trut...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Church, Communication and Culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-304 |
RelBib Classification: | NBE Anthropology VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy ZA Social sciences ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
argumentative roles
B Common Ground B Framing B Metaphor B Communicative event B Community |
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Summary: | In this paper post-truth mechanisms in discourse are taken into account and the attempt is made to understand how language is used in communication characterized by post-truth. A brief description of the word post-truth is given, together with some etymological notes which can shed light on how truth is conceptualized in various languages. The meaning of post-truth and its denotation are then discussed, and it is shown that people involved in communication about post-truth as well as in post-truth messages do not rely on personal common ground, which requires a serious ontological commitment and genuine interpersonal relations. Without such a commitment no communication can be taken seriously and only ideological constructs with poor relevance for human life are left. |
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ISSN: | 2375-3242 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Church, Communication and Culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23753234.2019.1665468 |