The language of magazines

By Linda McLoughlin

Subjects: Spreadsheets, Médias et langage, Tijdschriften, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Verleiding, Analyse du discours, Journalistiek, Literary Criticism, Vormgeving, Language Arts, Périodiques, Journaux anglais, Mass media and language, Taalgebruik, Media Studies, Périodiques anglais, Nonfiction, Zeitschrift, Journaux, Periodicals, Textanalyse, Anglais (langue), Zeitschriftenaufsatz, Discourse analysis, Langage, Stil, Sprache

Description: Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students, 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