RT Article
T1 The scarlet letter of "post-truth": the sunset boulevard of communication
JF Church, Communication and Culture
VO 4
IS 3
SP 287
OP 304
A1 Gobber, Giovanni 1958-
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1690012919
AB In this paper post-truth mechanisms in discourse are taken into account and the attempt is made to understand how language is used in communication characterized by post-truth. A brief description of the word post-truth is given, together with some etymological notes which can shed light on how truth is conceptualized in various languages. The meaning of post-truth and its denotation are then discussed, and it is shown that people involved in communication about post-truth as well as in post-truth messages do not rely on personal common ground, which requires a serious ontological commitment and genuine interpersonal relations. Without such a commitment no communication can be taken seriously and only ideological constructs with poor relevance for human life are left.
K1 Communicative event
K1 argumentative roles
K1 Common Ground
K1 Community
K1 Framing
K1 Metaphor
DO 10.1080/23753234.2019.1665468