Description
| Product ID: | 9780415251198 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Intertext |
| Title: | The Language of Television |
| Authors: | Author: Angela Werndly, Jill Marshall |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Linguistics, Literature: history and criticism, linguistics, Literature: history & criticism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book provides an extensive history of British television, exploring a range of genres, from breakfast news to soap operas and 'reality TV' and analysis TV scheduling and listings. The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (2nd edn 2000) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of ''satellite'' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts. Aimed at A-Level beginning undergraduate students, The Language of Television: * provides an extensive history of British television * explores a range of genres, from breakfast news to soap operas and ''reality TV'' * analyses television scheduling and listings * includes extracts from scripts of popular television programmes: Queer as Folk and The Royle Family * includes a substantial glossary. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-02-21 |
