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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810639803321

Autore

Mayr Andrea <1972->

Titolo

The language of crime and deviance : an introduction to critical linguistic analysis in media and popular culture / / Andrea Mayr and David Machin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2012

ISBN

1-4411-9891-1

1-283-38028-5

9786613380289

1-4411-8692-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MachinDavid, Ph. D.

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics

Mass media and language

Language and culture

Discourse analysis

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; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: crime, deviance and language; 2 Simple word choice and the representation of people and action in crime; 3 Concealment and evasion in crime reporting through grammar; 4 Young people and crime; 5 Women and crime; 6 The criminal justice system in the media: the police; 7 The criminal justice system in the media: the prison; 8 Corporate crime; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There is now a long tradition of academic literature in media studiesand criminology that has analysed how we come to think about crime, deviance and punishment. This book forthe first time deals specifically with the role of language in this process,showing how critical linguistic analysis can provide further crucial insightsinto media representations of crime and criminals. Through case studies thebook develops a toolkit for the analysis of language and images in examplestaken from a range of media. The Language of Crimeand Deviance covers spoken, written and visual media discourses andfocus