Age-Specific Issues. Language, Spaces, Technologies (Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication, 298) - Hardcover

 
9783034344111: Age-Specific Issues. Language, Spaces, Technologies (Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication, 298)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3034344112 ISBN 13: 9783034344111
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2023

Synopsis

This volume is a collection of studies dealing with age or, rather, ages, mainly from a linguistic viewpoint, but also accommodating inputs from other disciplinary perspectives. It focuses on the linguistic, social, economic and ethical aspects of social groups defined in terms of age – which clearly includes seniors but is, of course, not limited to that. In a global setting where spaces are constantly being redefined, new technologies and phenomena like the COVID-19 pandemic exert a substantial influence on how ages are perceived, seen and constructed. Within such a complex and multi-layered context, the chapters of this book provide attempts at showcasing realities connected with language, ages and, in general, the discourses surrounding them.

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About the Author

Kim Grego is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Milan, Italy, where she teaches English Language and Linguistics. Her interests include Translation Studies, ESP (scientific, medical and political discourse), Critical Genre Analysis and Critical Discourse Studies applied to ethically debatable issues.

Alessandra Vicentini is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Insubria, Italy, where she teaches English Linguistics. Her research interests include ESP (medicine & healthcare and news discourse), Sociolinguistics, Critical Discourse and Genre Analysis.

Virpi Ylänne is a Reader in Language and Communication at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. She has published widely on media representations of older adults, and ageing and identity. Her other research interests include institutional discourse and social interaction.

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Publisher
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3034344112
ISBN 13 
9783034344111
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
280
Editor
Grego Kim S., Vicentini Alessandra, Ylänne Virpi