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THE LANGUAGE OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE
AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS IN MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE |
| By: |
David Machin, Andrea Mayr |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£170.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1441158774 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781441158772 |
| Publisher: |
CONTINUUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2011 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Looks at the study of crime and deviance through written, spoken and visual representation. This book deals specifically with the role of language in representations and constructions of crime, deviance and punishment in the media. It provides a toolkit for the analysis of language and images in examples across a range of media. |
| Synopsis: |
There is now a long tradition of academic literature in media studies and criminology that has analysed how we come to think about crime, deviance and punishment. This book for the first time deals specifically with the role of language in this process, showing how critical linguistic analysis can provide further crucial insights into media representations of crime and criminals. Through case studies the book develops a toolkit for the analysis of language and images in examples taken from a range of media. The Language of Crimeand Deviance covers spoken, written and visual media discourses and focuses on a number of specific areas of crime and criminal justice, including media constructions of young people and women; media and the police, 'reality crime shows; corporate crime; prison and drugs.It is therefore a welcome and valuable contribution to the fields of linguistics, criminology, media and cultural studies. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |