Language in the Media: Representations, Identities, Ideologies Contributor(s): Johnson, Sally (Editor), Ensslin, Astrid (Editor), Milani, Tommaso M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826495486 ISBN-13: 9780826495488 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $257.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: This book examines the ways in which the media represents language-related issues, but also how the media's use of language is central to the construction of what people think language is, could or ought to be like. The chapters examine issues of identity, gender, youth, citizenship, politics and ideology across a range of media, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines and the internet. The result is a multilingual survey of the construction of language in and by the media that will be essential reading for students and researchers of sociolinguistics or language and communication. Contributors include: Adam Jaworski, Deborah Cameron, Crispin Thurlow, Simon Gieve, Julie Norton, Helen Kelly-Holmes, David Atkinson, Alexandra Jaffe, Kristine Horner, Tommaso M. Milani, Jane Hill, Lesley Jeffries, John Heywood, and Elena Semino. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 302.230 |
LCCN: 2007011526 |
Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics |
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 7.32" W x 9.44" (1.10 lbs) 328 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book examines the ways in which the media represents language-related issues, but also how the media's use of language is central to the construction of what people think language is, could or ought to be like. The chapters examine issues of identity, gender, youth, citizenship, politics and ideology across a range of media, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines and the internet. The result is a multilingual survey of the construction of language in and by the media that will be essential reading for students and researchers of sociolinguistics or language and communication. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milani, Tommaso M.: - Tommaso M. Milani is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. |