Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Language of Newspapers: Socio-Historical Perspectives
Dr Martin Conboy
€ 53.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Language of Newspapers: Socio-Historical Perspectives
Paperback.
This title charts the connections between the language of journalism in England and its social impact on audiences from the seventeenth century to the present day. 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 seventeenth 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 ... Read more
This title charts the connections between the language of journalism in England and its social impact on audiences from the seventeenth century to the present day. 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 seventeenth 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847061812
SKU
V9781847061812
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Dr Martin Conboy
Martin Conboy is a Reader in Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield., UK. He is author of several books on journalism studies, editor of the Journalism Studies series at SAGE, and serves on the editorial board of Journalism: Theory, Practice, Criticism
Reviews for The Language of Newspapers: Socio-Historical Perspectives
"Conboy provides a fresh and lively account of the emergence of early English newspapers and their development through the centuries. In this important new book, he unravels the fascinating story of how newspapers helped to shape and were shaped by social, political and historical events." -Andreas H. Jucker, Professor of English linguistics, University of Zurich, Switzerland