The Language of Magazines (Intertext)

The Language of Magazines (Intertext)

by Linda Mc Loughlin (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 23 Mar 2000

ISBN 10: 0415214246
ISBN 13: 9780415214247

Media Reviews
'This book is a helpful textbook for students of language and linguistics ... it is very easy to read and as such also a useful and entertaining book to everybody who wants to view his or her magazines a bit more critically.' - Irmeli Helin, Linguist List
Author Bio
Linda McLoughlin is a part-time lecturer in English language at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, Lancashire. She has designed and taught BA and MA courses in English language, specialising in language and gender.