Several studies in newspaper language have
been conducted, but most of them have not been concerned
with audience participation with a view to ascertaining the
degree/ effectiveness (or otherwise) of the messages. This
book presents a more pragmatic approach to the dynamics of
language use in media texts while also providing insightful
discussions on the Rhetorical Question (RQ) as a stylistic
device. It shows that although the RQ is not a new
phenomenon in language, it is an uncommon stylistic...