34.2868, Books: Language, Media and Society: Irwin-Turner (2023)

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Date: 22-Sep-2023
From: Anthea Irwin [a.irwin at ulster.ac.uk]
Subject: Language, Media and Society: Irwin-Turner (2023) 


Title: Language, Media and Society
Publication Year: 2023

Paperback: ISBN: 978-1-119-66914-2 Price: U.K. £ 34.99
Electronic: ISBN: 978-1-119-66918-0 Price: U.K. £ 34.99
Abstract:

An ideal introduction to the analysis of language as a central element
of everyday interactions and media, helping students reflect
critically on the ways individuals and the creators of media use
language to reflect and construct social identities

Why do we encounter different types of language in different places,
from different people, and in different types of media? What
assumptions do we make about each other when we interact, and what
assumptions do media creators make about us when they design the media
we see and hear? When does the language used in society and by media
lead to social change and when does it serve to reinforce existing
power structures and class divisions? In Language, Media and Society,
students learn how to notice the features of the language used in the
interactions they have and the media they encounter everyday and to
understand the relationships between language, media, and the wider
world around them. Assuming no prior knowledge of sociolinguistic
analysis, this student-friendly textbook is a perfect introduction to
the intersections between language and its social contexts.

Written in a student-friendly, conversational tone, Language, Media
and Society first answers some fundamental questions about what we
mean when we talk about language, about media, and about society in
the contexts of applied linguistics. The book then addresses the many
different ways that language and media construct and reflect aspects
of identity such as age, gender, sexuality, class, and disability.
Students will find useful examples throughout from the types of
interactions they have every day and from the media they encounter
every day and will be invited to begin their own investigations into
the functions of language in everyday life and in media of all types.
This valuable textbook:

Is suitable for use in courses on language and media,
sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, communications, media studies,
and sociology
Encourages students to reflect upon the language that is used in
everyday life and in the media they see and hear and to consider how
this language influences and is influenced by society
Features in-chapter tasks, end-of-chapter review questions, guided
reflections, and resources for students and instructors
Employs an engaging, conversational tone and makes underlying theory
accessible

"Language, Media and Society" is an ideal introductory textbook for
undergraduate courses on sociolinguistics, language and media,
sociology and communication, and media studies.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: Aari (aiz)

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http://old.linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=173773



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