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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453977203321

Autore

Studer Patrick

Titolo

Historical corpus stylistics [[electronic resource] ] : media, technology and change / / Patrick Studer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2008

ISBN

1-4411-3917-6

1-282-01416-1

9786612014161

1-4411-3169-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Corpus and discourse

Disciplina

410.188

Soggetti

English language - Style - History

Newspapers - Language - History

Corpora (Linguistics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Socio-stylistic dimensions -- pt. 2. Technologically facilitated innovation -- pt. 3. Situational aspects : news context and early media change.

Sommario/riassunto

Using data from a newspaper corpus, this book offers the first empirical study into the development of style in early mass media. The book analyses how news discourse was shaped over time by external factors, such as the historical context, news production, technological innovation and current affairs, and as such both conformed to and deviated from generic conventions. In this analysis, media style appears as a dynamic concept which is highly sensitive to innovative approaches towards making news not only informative but also entertaining to read. This cutting edge survey will be of interest