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:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers a perspective on some key issues in contemporary media studies. Adapting perspectives derived from "Discourse and Conversation Analysis", this approach investigates distinctive forms of mediated speech on TV and radio.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1: Introducing Media Talk; 2: Analysing Media Talk; 3: News Talk; 4: Political Talk; 5: Sports Talk; 6: :Youth Talk; 7: Ordinary Talk; 8: Celebrity Talk; 9: Talking to Big Brother; References; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9786610501403

9781280501401

1280501405

9780748626311

074862631X

OCLC:

475989204

Publisher Number:

9780748626311