Media talk : spoken discourse on TV and radio / Andrew Tolson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tolson, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broadcasters--Language.

Broadcasters.

Mass media and language.

Physical Description:

v, 193 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2006]

Summary:

For More than twenty years, a focus on broadcast talk has emerged within media studies. Adapting perspectives derived from discourse and conversation analysis, this approach investigates distinctive forms of speech on TV and radio. Tolson explores how "talk" operates in news programs, political shows, televised sports, radio shows, celebrity interviews, and "reality TV." Other themes discussed include: the so-called dumbing down of news and the forms of talk that appeal to particular target audiences.

Contents:

Part 1 Approaches to Media Talk

1 Introducing Media Talk 3

2 Analysing Media Talk 24

3 News Talk 57

4 Political Talk 74

5 Sports Talk 94

6 Youth Talk 113

7 Ordinary Talk 130

8 Celebrity Talk 149

9 Talking to Big Brother 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) and index.

ISBN:

0748618252

0748618260

OCLC:

62177693