The analysis of citation in headlines in the Spanish press
Citation constitutes one of the most important components of text in all mass media, allowing for the concretization of events and serving to enhance media authenticity. The aim of this work is to study the structural features of the citation technique across headlines in the electronic editions of...
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| author | Ekaterina Terentieva Galina Khimich Irina Veselova |
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| description | Citation constitutes one of the most important components of text in all mass media, allowing for the concretization of events and serving to enhance media authenticity. The aim of this work is to study the structural features of the citation technique across headlines in the electronic editions of five leading Spanish mass media outlets between 2010 and 2018. Determined for the purpose of the study were the forms and frequency of three types of citation – direct, indirect and mixed – along with the structural features of the methods by which citation is integrated into a newspaper text. The conducted content analysis demonstrates that citation-driven headlines account for 15% of the total processed corpus and also clarifies the prevalence of direct citation (53%) among the three types. The division of source texts into two groups enables us to distinguish implicit citation as a special type tasked with citing the precedent text. In addition, three primary predicate groups are singled out: declarative, explicative and evaluative. These serve to introduce direct and indirect citations. The analysis of the narrating remark highlights the importance of the pragmatic function of citation in a newspaper text. The study confirms the significance and relevance of employing citation in headlines in the Spanish press and provides insight into the phenomenon of reported speech and the function of citation in mass media. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-219998f2a71e490f97e5609359f761c82022-12-22T00:04:13ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-01-0161e03155The analysis of citation in headlines in the Spanish pressEkaterina Terentieva0Galina Khimich1Irina Veselova2Corresponding author.; Foreign Languages Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian FederationForeign Languages Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian FederationForeign Languages Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian FederationCitation constitutes one of the most important components of text in all mass media, allowing for the concretization of events and serving to enhance media authenticity. The aim of this work is to study the structural features of the citation technique across headlines in the electronic editions of five leading Spanish mass media outlets between 2010 and 2018. Determined for the purpose of the study were the forms and frequency of three types of citation – direct, indirect and mixed – along with the structural features of the methods by which citation is integrated into a newspaper text. The conducted content analysis demonstrates that citation-driven headlines account for 15% of the total processed corpus and also clarifies the prevalence of direct citation (53%) among the three types. The division of source texts into two groups enables us to distinguish implicit citation as a special type tasked with citing the precedent text. In addition, three primary predicate groups are singled out: declarative, explicative and evaluative. These serve to introduce direct and indirect citations. The analysis of the narrating remark highlights the importance of the pragmatic function of citation in a newspaper text. The study confirms the significance and relevance of employing citation in headlines in the Spanish press and provides insight into the phenomenon of reported speech and the function of citation in mass media.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019368148Spanish mass mediaCitationReported speechHeadlinesCultural sociologyLanguage development |
| spellingShingle | Ekaterina Terentieva Galina Khimich Irina Veselova The analysis of citation in headlines in the Spanish press Heliyon Spanish mass media Citation Reported speech Headlines Cultural sociology Language development |
| title | The analysis of citation in headlines in the Spanish press |
| title_full | The analysis of citation in headlines in the Spanish press |
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| title_short | The analysis of citation in headlines in the Spanish press |
| title_sort | analysis of citation in headlines in the spanish press |
| topic | Spanish mass media Citation Reported speech Headlines Cultural sociology Language development |
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