Language in the Media : Representations, Identities, Ideologies

Sally Johnson

ISBN 10: 0826495494 / ISBN 13: 9780826495495

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sep 2007, 2007

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language in the Media : Representations, Identities, Ideologies
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sep 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826495494
• ISBN 13: 9780826495495
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 237W x 156H x 22D millimeters 237 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 500 grams

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Synopsis

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.
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.

About the Authors

Sally Johnson is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at University of Leeds, UK.

Astrid Ensslin is Professor of Dynamics of Virtual Communication Spaces at University of Regensburg, Germany.

Tommaso M. Milani is George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor and Head of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.