Introducing the Language of the News - A Student''s Guide

The book is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the language of the news and an essential guide for the linguistic interpretation of news texts.

List of contents

Introduction: Language and texts; Chapter 1. Making news; Chapter 2. Defining news; Chapter 3. Sourcing news; Chapter 4. Conveying meaning through design; Chapter 5. Structuring the story; Chapter 6. Headline, lead and story proper; Chapter 7. The tools of the trade; Chapter 8. Reporting information and evaluating likelihood; Chapter 9. The power of words; Epilogue; References

About the author

M. Grazia Busà is Associate Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Padova, Italy.

Summary

The book is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the language of the news and an essential guide for the linguistic interpretation of news texts.

Product details

• Authors: M. Grazia Busa, Busa M. Grazia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9780415637299
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63729-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; History, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, Discourse Analysis, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Press & journalism, Humanities, Language: history & general works, News media and journalism, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Language: history and general works