The language of magazines / by Linda McLoughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLoughlin, Linda, 1957- author.

Series:

Intertext (London, England)

Intertext

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and language.

Periodicals.

Discourse analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Language of Magazines:*shows how linguistic techniques such as puns and presuppositions are used by magazines to capture our attention*examines how image and text combine to produce meaning*discusses how ideological messages are conveyed*analyses how the sexes are constructed through language*looks at how magazines relate to culture *explores a wide variety of magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Mens Health, Bliss, Diva, FHM, Sugar and Viz.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of main texts; Introduction; What is a magazine?; The wrapping: front covers; Leafing through: the composition of the text; In-house: magazine contents; Who am I?: the relationship between the text producer and interpreter; The discourse of magazines; Representations of women and men: constructing femininity, masculinity and sexuality; Index of terms; Further reading; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-115) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-32698-0

0-203-13744-2

0-203-17090-3

9780203137444

OCLC:

179160317