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DOI	10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0205.1
	Machines, monsters, and coffin corners: Broadcast meteorologists' use of figurative and intense language during hurricane harvey
	Prestley R.; Olson M.K.; Vos S.C.; Sutton J.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	00030007
起始页码	E1329
结束页码	E1339
卷号	101 期号:8
英文摘要	During impactful weather events, television broadcast meteorologists act as high-profile risk communicators by interpreting complex weather information for viewers. However, the specific language choices broadcast meteorologists make in these situations have rarely been studied. This qualitative study investigates how meteorologists used figurative and emotionally intense language to interpret threats and impacts during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, using 24 h of live broadcasts from KHOU, a Houston CBS affiliate. The results of this inductive, thematic analysis suggest that KHOU meteorologists framed Harvey as an all-encompassing monster and as a heat-seeking machine. The meteorologists also relied on emotionally intense language to emphasize Harvey's extreme threat and to express their concern and disbelief about Harvey's impact. This study indicates the specific and multifaceted ways broadcast meteorologists communicate risk and science during high-impact events and identifies key questions for future research. © 2020 American Meteorological Society
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Earth atmosphere; Meteorology; High impact events; Houston; Qualitative study; Specific languages; Thematic analysis; Weather events; Weather information; Hurricanes
来源期刊	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/177750
作者单位	Department of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Prestley R.,Olson M.K.,Vos S.C.,et al. Machines, monsters, and coffin corners: Broadcast meteorologists' use of figurative and intense language during hurricane harvey[J],2021,101(8).
APA	Prestley R.,Olson M.K.,Vos S.C.,&Sutton J..(2021).Machines, monsters, and coffin corners: Broadcast meteorologists' use of figurative and intense language during hurricane harvey.Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,101(8).
MLA	Prestley R.,et al."Machines, monsters, and coffin corners: Broadcast meteorologists' use of figurative and intense language during hurricane harvey".Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101.8(2021).