A Corpus-assisted Discourse Analysis of ‘The Star Online’ Columns

• Main Author: Ismail, Habibah
• Other Authors: Moussa, Pourya Asl
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan 2019
• Subjects: H1-99 Social sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/45628/1/ART13.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/45628/

Languages used by journalists is often characterised by the writers’ personal point of view. This is especially true for columnists whose writings are based on their subjective opinions, usually published in a series (McNair, 2008). Consequently, it is important for columnists to create and maintain...