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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797341803321

Autore

Sunitha Srinivas C.

Titolo

'Ad'apting to markets : repackaging commecials in Indian languages [[electronic resource]] / Sunitha Srinivas C

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India ; ; Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California ; ; Singapore : , : SAGE, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

93-5150-527-8

93-5150-241-4

9789351502418 (electronic book)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 215 pages)

Disciplina

659.10954

Soggetti

Advertising - India

Advertising - Language

Psycholinguistics

Sales promotion

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

Cover --  Contents --  Acknowledgements --  Introduction --  Chapter 1. The World of Advertising --  Chapter 2. The Illusion Industry: Advertising on Television --  Chapter 3. Making Sense of Advertisements: Reading Ads Theoretically --  Chapter 4. Localization: Issues in Cultural Transmission --  Chapter 5. 'Culturalizing' Advertisements: Relocating the Ad Message --  Chapter 6. The Visual-linguistic "Relay": Interpreting Advertisement Signs --  Chapter 7. The New Media: A Study of the Mobile Online Advertising --  Chapter 8. The Social Media: Localization and Global Communication --   Chapter 9. 'Ad' apting to Markets: Means to the Consumer's Heart and Purse --  Bibliography --  Index --  About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

Looks at what goes into localization of advertisements in Indian languages. Discusses the process of localization of advertisements (ads) in different Indian languages and its socio-cultural implications. While doing so, it provides insights into the ideologies and cultural values of contemporary societies as they have a powerful influence not



only on consumers’ product choices but also on their motivations and lifestyles. The local market is approached in regional languages to woo consumers and increase sales, the various ways in which localization is achieved, and the visual as well as linguistic ‘translation’ that ‘localized’ ads involve.--