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The Language of Magazines
Contributor(s): McLoughlin, Linda (Author)
ISBN: 0415214246     ISBN-13: 9780415214247
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $29.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2000
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Annotation: This unique book is invaluable for all students of language. By exploring examples from magazines such as "Cosmopolitan," "Men's Health," "Diva" and many more, readers will learn how magazines:
use linguistic techniques such as puns and presuppositions to capture the reader's attention
combine image and text to produce meaning
convey ideological messages
construct images of the sexes through language.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 302.230
LCCN: 99048842
Series: Intertext
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.9" W x 9.71" (0.68 lbs) 128 pages
 
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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.