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The Language of Sport
Contributor(s): Beard, Adrian (Author)
ISBN: 113814634X     ISBN-13: 9781138146341
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 401.41
Series: Intertext
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.90 lbs) 128 pages
 
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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