Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK
The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced serious consequences in social and economic terms. The speed at which this pandemic spread in the initial weeks led governments to take drastic measures in order to contain its devastating effects. To this end, lockdowns were imposed in many countries which las...
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced serious consequences in social and economic terms. The speed at which this pandemic spread in the initial weeks led governments to take drastic measures in order to contain its devastating effects. To this end, lockdowns were imposed in many countries which lasted for months, affecting people’s lives in important respects. The way in which the general public was apprised of these restrictions deserves attention, as communication plays a major role at the time of implementing measures impacting on people’s freedoms. Based on these considerations, this paper provides a comparison of the rhetorical devices adopted by national governments to inform the public of the beginning of the lockdown. Specifically, the statements with which the Prime Ministers of Italy and the UK announced the implementation of lockdown measures will be examined, with a view to investigating their linguistic features in both Italian and English.
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| spelling | doaj.art-db7fb85fe6034fcba767d4d6155218d52023-08-02T07:20:14ZengMilano University PressAltre Modernità2035-76802022-11-012810.54103/2035-7680/19112Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UKPietro Manzella0Università degli Studi di Milano The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced serious consequences in social and economic terms. The speed at which this pandemic spread in the initial weeks led governments to take drastic measures in order to contain its devastating effects. To this end, lockdowns were imposed in many countries which lasted for months, affecting people’s lives in important respects. The way in which the general public was apprised of these restrictions deserves attention, as communication plays a major role at the time of implementing measures impacting on people’s freedoms. Based on these considerations, this paper provides a comparison of the rhetorical devices adopted by national governments to inform the public of the beginning of the lockdown. Specifically, the statements with which the Prime Ministers of Italy and the UK announced the implementation of lockdown measures will be examined, with a view to investigating their linguistic features in both Italian and English. https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/19112Occupational Health and Safety; Discourse Analysis; COVID-19; Comparative Analysis |
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| title | Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK |
| title_full | Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK |
| title_fullStr | Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK |
| title_short | Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK |
| title_sort | discourse and communication during covid 19 a comparison of prime ministers statements announcing the first lockdown in italy and the uk |
| topic | Occupational Health and Safety; Discourse Analysis; COVID-19; Comparative Analysis |
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