Food discourse of celebrity chefs of Food Network
Food Discourse explores a fascinating yet virtually unexplored area of research: the language of food used on television cooking shows. It shows how the discourse of television cooking shows on the American television channel Food Network conveys a pseudo-relationship between the celebrity chef host...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143769 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Food Discourse explores a fascinating yet virtually unexplored area of research: the language of food used on television cooking shows. It shows how the discourse of television cooking shows on the American television channel Food Network conveys a pseudo-relationship between the celebrity chef host and viewers. Excerpts are drawn from a variety of cooking show genres (how-to, travel, reality, talk, competition), providing the data for this qualitative investigation. Richly interdisciplinary, the study draws upon discourse analysis, narrative, social semiotics, and media communication in order to analyze four key linguistic features – recipe telling, storytelling, evaluations, and humor – in connection with the themes of performance, authenticity, and expertise, essential components in the making of celebrity chefs. |
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