Television communication: verbal behavior of the participants in the TV programs

Authors

  • Lizaveta R. Khmel Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

television speech, verbal behavior, TV program, aggression, politeness, tolerance, addressee
Supporting Agencies
I express my gratitude to my supervisor, PhD (philology), docent Olga M. Samusevich for help with the research and writing of the article.

Abstract

The television communication is considered as a special type of public communication. The participants (addresser and addressee) of the TV programs are stood out and their verbal behavior on TV screen is characterized. For example, within the Belarusian TV content polite, aggressive and tolerant modes of the speech behavior are analysed and appropriate stratеgies and tactics of speech interaction are given.

Author Biography

  • Lizaveta R. Khmel, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    master of science (philology); a senior lecturer at the department of TV and radio broadcasting,
    faculty of journalism

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Published

2019-03-30

Issue

No. 2 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism and Pedagogics

Section

Media Strategies and Tactics

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How to Cite

[1]
Khmel, L.R. 2019. Television communication: verbal behavior of the participants in the TV programs. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Mar. 2019), 59–68.