Description
| Product ID: | 9780415169110 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Intertext |
| Title: | The Language of Sport |
| Authors: | Author: Adrian Beard |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Linguistics, linguistics, Media studies, Sport: general, Media studies, Sports & outdoor recreation, English, Designed / suitable for A & AS Level |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This accessible textbook is unique in offering students hands-on, practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of sport. It combines activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and further activity suggestions. The Language of Sport: * looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and ''new sportswriting'' * explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity * examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to sell other products * includes BBC, ITV and radio transcripts of such sporting events as Euro ''96 |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1998-02-26 |
