The Language of Newspapers : Socio-Historical Perspectives.
Title:
The Language of Newspapers : Socio-Historical Perspectives.
Author:
Conboy, Martin.
ISBN:
9781441126061
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (185 pages)
Series:
Advances in Sociolinguistics
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The social nature of newspaper language -- 1. Society writes back -- 2. Putting on a style: The contours of a public sphere -- 3. Radical rhetoric: Challenging patterns of control -- 4. Shaping the social market -- 5. A message from America: A commercial vernacular -- 6. Tabloid talk: Twentieth-century template -- 7. Technology and newspaper language: The reshaping of public communication -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
This book charts the connections between the language of journalism in England and its social impact on audiences and social and political debates from the first emergence of periodical publications in the seventeeth century to the present day. It extends work done on the language of the media to include an historical perspective, adding to wider contemporary debates about the social impact of the media. It draws upon the field of historical pragmatics, while retaining a concentration on the development of a particular form of media language, the newspaper, and its role in refracting and contributing to social developments. Dialogue is created between sociolinguistics and journalism studies. It is ideally suited to advanced students in these areas and in linguistics and media studies in general.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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