Title: The state of the nation : "businification" of political rhetoric in post-Apartheid South Africa /
Authors: Turner, Irina
Year: 2015
Subjects: Political oratory South Africa.; Rhetoric Political aspects South Africa.; Communication in politics South Africa.; Mass media Political aspects South Africa.; Business and politics South Africa.; Neoliberalism South Africa.; South Africa Politics and government
Contents: Introduction : on the linguistic interweaving of politics, business and the media in South Africa -- Subtext : theory grid --Text processing : framework and methods -- Context : South Africa -- Text and metatext : critical discourse analysis of post- apartheid SoNA and its media reception -- Intertext : content analysis of SoNA frames -- Discussion : businification patterns -- Conclusion : political rhetoric as a counter-reality.