1 / 11

Interpreting Communication Research

Interpreting Communication Research. Textual Analysis. Overview. Textual Analysis is a method used to describe, interpret, and/or evaluate the characteristics of a verbal or visual message Keep in mind that textual analysis is descriptive or evaluative (according to a set of standards)

rgabriela
Download Presentation

Interpreting Communication Research

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Interpreting Communication Research Textual Analysis

  2. Overview • Textual Analysis is a method used to describe, interpret, and/or evaluate the characteristics of a verbal or visual message • Keep in mind that textual analysis is descriptive or evaluative (according to a set of standards) • Textual analysis does not establish causality

  3. Three Purposes for Textual Analysis • (1) to ascribe meaning to a text • (2) to understand the influence of contextual variables on the text, or influences of the text on outcomes (e.g., votes) • (3) to critique or evaluate the text

  4. Types of Textual Analysis • Rhetorical Criticism • analysis of persuasive messages • Content Analysis • the identification and measurement of message units and patterns in texts • Interaction Analysis • the empirical examination of functional and structural components of messages of dyadic and small group communication

  5. Selecting Texts • Two types of texts • Transcripts of Communication • verbatim written versions of what people say • -- Outputs of Communication • texts produced by the communicators themselves E.g., letters, photographs

  6. Selecting Texts • Census • all the relevant texts • Sample of Texts • representative of the population of texts • Nonrandom sample • limited generalizability

  7. Interpreting Communication Research Rhetorical Criticism Chapter 6

  8. Introduction to the Method • ‘Rhetoric’ refers to persuasion in communication research • ‘Criticism’ refers to making a substantiated judgment • Rhetorical criticism is description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of persuasive uses of human communication

  9. Five Goals of Rhetorical Criticism 1. Sheds light on the purposes of a persuasive message, or its intended effects on an audience 2. Seeks to understand the effects of the context on creation of the message 3. To evaluate contemporary society, social criticism when it evaluates the ways in which issues are formulated and policies justified 4. Contributes to theory-building by offering generalizations about persuasion 5. Pedagogical--helps us learn what is effective and ineffective persuasion

  10. Types of Rhetorical Criticism • 3 types of questions are asked by rhetorical critics • 1. What is the relationship between the rhetorical text and the context? (pp. 169-170) • Historical • Neo-Aristotelian • Generic • Feminist

  11. Types of Rhetorical Criticism • How does the message construct a particular reality for the audience and the rhetor? • Metaphoric criticism • Narrative criticism • What does the text suggest about the rhetor? • Dramatic criticism • Fantasy theme analysis

More Related