Q:TV and Radio Reports

[hamideh marefat]

Dear Mr Hoseini,
i wonder if you have checked Mohsen Ghadessi's works. he has analysed
the language of the sports news in one of his works from a discourse point
of view.
hope you find it helpful.
cheers
marefat
----- Original Message -----
From: Mohammad Hoseini <M-Hoseini at ARAKU.AC.IR>
To: <FUNKNET at listserv.rice.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 4:08 PM
Subject: Q:TV and Radio Reports


> Dear linguists,
> I'm interested in the study of the similarities and differences between
> the language of TV and radio reports of the same sport events.
> As you know,In a TV report, the listener has the advantage of viewing the
> scene, but in a report on the radio s/he must rely on the descriptions of
> the reporter and use his imagination.
>
> I would like to know if:
>
> i) anyone out there knows of any work on this subject;
>
> ii) which linguistic theory, semantic, discourse or pragmatic, can be of
> more help?
>
>                                        Best regards
>                                        S. M. Hoseini