Language in the Media Representations, Identities, Ideologies [Hardcover]

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.

IntroductionChapter 1 Language in the Media: Theory and Practice.Sally Johnson (University of Leeds) and Astrid Ensslin (University of Wales, Bangor)PART I Metaphors and MeaningsChapter 2 Metaphors for Speaking and Writing in the British Press.John Heywood and Elena Semino (Lancaster University) Chapter 3 Journalistic Constructions of Blair's Apology' for the Intelligence Leading to the Iraq War.Lesley Jeffries (University of Huddersfield) Chapter 4 Crises of Meaning: Personalist Language Ideology in US Media Discourse.Jane Hill (University of Arizona)PART II National Identities, Citizenship and GlobalizationChapter 5 The Iconography of Orthography: Representing German Spelling Reform in the News Magazine, Der Spiegel.Sally Johnson (University of Leeds)lcÃ