No 10 (2017)

Specialized Discourses and ESP on the Web

Edited by Roberta Facchinetti, Sara Corrizzato and Valeria Franceschi

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface
Roberta Facchinetti, Sara Corrizzato, Valeria Franceschi
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Articles: Special Section

The Social Tricks of Advertising: Discourse Strategies of English-Speaking Tour Operators on Facebook
Francesca Bianchi
Communicating the Image of Venice: the Use Of Discourse Markers in Websites And Digital Travel Guidebooks in English
Daniela Cesiri
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Naming or Shaming? Presentations of the Self in Specialised Weblog Discourse
Richard Chapman
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The Use of Powerpoint Presentations in Academic English in the Soft Sciences
Francesca Costa
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A Genre Based Approach to Teaching B1 Level E-Mail Writing for the World of Work
Sharon Hartle
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Cultivating Effective Communication in Healthcare: The Case of Q&A Websites
Rosita Maglie
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Framing Issues in The Specialised Discourse Of Diplomacy: A Quantitative and Qualitative Approach
Cinzia Spinzi
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Reviews - special section

Vistas of English for Specific Purposes. Edited by Nadežda Stojković
Silvia Cacchiani
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The Discourse of News Values. How News Organizations Create Newsworthiness.
Paola-Maria Caleffi
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Language at Work: Analysing Language Use in Work, Education, Medical and Museum Contexts
Erik Castello
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Articles (general section) - American language, literature, and culture

Il gangster movie postmoderno e la decostruzione della mascolinità tradizionale in Terapia e pallottole (1999), Un boss sotto stress (2002) e Cosa fare a Denver quando sei morto (1995)
Nicola Accattoli
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Rubbish City and the Utopia of the Residual: In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster
Gianluca Cuozzo
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Formal Experimentation and Time Travel As a Reconceptualization Strategy in Anthony Joseph’s The African Origins of Ufos
Adriano Elia
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“Black Space Is Time:” Intermediality, Narrative, and Community in Michael Ondaatje
Serena Fusco
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The Tragedy That Dare Not Speak Its Name: A Reading of Arthur Kopit’s Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad
Fiorenzo Iuliano
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Decolonizzare l'identità: Italia e America allo specchio
Nicoletta Pireddu
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Reviews

Eleonora Federici. Quando la fantascienza è donna. Dalle utopie femminili del secolo XIX all’età contemporanea
Valentina Adami
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Tiya Miles. The Dawn of Detroit. A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits
Roberto Cagliero
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Elisa Bodrin and Stefano Bosco (eds.)A fior di pelle. Bianchezza, nerezza, visualità
Monia Dal Checco
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David Byrne. How Music Works
Camilla Fascina
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Barbara Antoniazzi. The Wayward Woman: Progressivism, Prostitution, and Performance in the United States, 1888-1917
Serena Fusco
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Vittorio Bocchi. L’altro ItaloAmericano. La straordinaria storia di Vincenzo James Capone. Two Gun, il fratello di Al Capone
Angelica Lembo
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Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Vamsi K. Koneru (eds.). Paris in American Literatures
Arianna Miazzo
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Carla Francellini. Uè Paisà
Valentina Romanzi
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