Scholar
Andrea Rocci
Google Scholar ID: MtQ8Nb0AAAAJ
Università della Svizzera italiana
Citations & Impact
Citations
839
H-index
17
i10-index
24
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published extensively in the fields of argumentation, pragmatics, semantics, and discourse analysis. Authored a monograph on the relationship between the semantics of modal expressions and argumentation (Modality in Argumentation, Springer 2017) and co-authored (with Marcel Danesi) a textbook on the contribution of linguistics to intercultural understanding (Global Linguistics, De Gruyter 2009). Co-edited, with Louis de Saussure, an encyclopedic volume on verbal communication (Verbal Communication, De Gruyter 2016). Directed/is directing several projects on argumentation in the contexts of journalism, corporate communication, and financial communication funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Research Experience
- Research interests focus on argumentation, which lies at the intersection of linguistic sciences, the study of ordinary reasoning processes, and the analysis of persuasive discourse in various communicative contexts. His theoretical research has centered on the relationship between argumentation and the semantic and pragmatic aspects of language, highlighting the role of modal and evidential structures and, more recently, the dynamics of concession and counter-argumentation in discourse and dialogue. In parallel, he has been interested in multimodal argumentation, focusing on the interaction between text and images in advertising discourse and educational texts. He has engaged with newsroom interactions and the construction of journalistic texts, the argumentative nature of fact-checking, as well as the role of argumentation in financial market interactions.
Education
- Graduated in literature; obtained DES in Discourse Analysis from the University of Geneva; received a Ph.D. in linguistic sciences from the Catholic University of Milan.
Background
- Full professor of language sciences and deputy director of the Institute of Argumentation, Linguistics, and Semiotics. Co-directs the Master of European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial Communication (ESIR), a program offered by the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in collaboration with the Catholic University of Milan.
Miscellany
- Contact: Email andrea.rocci@usi.ch, Tel +41 58 666 4625, Office: Main Building, Office 262 (Level P2), Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano
Co-authors