In the light of recent studies on genre hybridization and new media textuality, the present paper sets out to investigate the evolving features of the UN Secretary-General reports from the early years to the present day. The structure and style of these reports seem to have dramatically changed over the years: while the first reports were extremely detailed and lengthy accounts of all the events unfolding, including the very verbal processes leading to those events such as letters, meetings, ballots, the latest ones appear to be streamlined documents providing rather than facts an interpretive framework of analysis, i.e. the good-triumphs-over-evil narrative typical of UN discursive constructions.
From typewritten to hypertextual: the genre evolution of the United Nations report / Pennarola, Cristina; G., D'Acquisto. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 117-121. (Intervento presentato al convegno Diachronic perspectives on Genres in specialized communication tenutosi a Gargnano del Garda nel 24- 26 June 2010).
From typewritten to hypertextual: the genre evolution of the United Nations report
PENNAROLA, CRISTINA;
2010
Abstract
In the light of recent studies on genre hybridization and new media textuality, the present paper sets out to investigate the evolving features of the UN Secretary-General reports from the early years to the present day. The structure and style of these reports seem to have dramatically changed over the years: while the first reports were extremely detailed and lengthy accounts of all the events unfolding, including the very verbal processes leading to those events such as letters, meetings, ballots, the latest ones appear to be streamlined documents providing rather than facts an interpretive framework of analysis, i.e. the good-triumphs-over-evil narrative typical of UN discursive constructions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
